Tenney Park celebration, Shaun Abshere, 2019
Neighborhoods--United States
Parks
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Shaun Abshere in character as historical figure John Olin.
Abshere, Shaun
2019-05-19
Orman, Joseph
Copyright 2019, Shaun Abshere and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
tenney-010
Madison, Wisconsin
Tenney Park celebration, Vicki Abshere, 2019
Neighborhoods--United States
Parks
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Vicki Abshere.
Abshere, Vicki
05-19-219
Orman, Joseph
Winecke, Emily
Copyright 2019, Vicki Abshere and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
tenney-002
Madison, Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Mona Adams Winston
Madison (Wis.)
South Madison Neighborhood
Greenbush Neighborhood
Madison (Wis.)
Oral history interview with Mona Adams Winston. Mona grew up on Lakeshore Court, next to Lake Monona in Madison, Wisconsin. Mona recounts childhood stories and memories including riding the city bus downtown to pay her family's bills at various businesses; picnics and other gatherings in Brittingham Park and Penn Park; and events at the South Madison Neighborhood Center. She shares family stories about her uncle, Edward Matthews, who did barrel-racing in Wisconsin rodeos; as well as her mother, Addrena Matthews Adams Squires, and grandmother, Mamie Taylor Matthews.
Adams Winston, Mona
Madison Public Library
2017-11-07
Damon-Moore, Laura C.
Copyright 2017, Mona Adams Winston and Madison Public Library. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Mouna Algahaithi, 2020
Epidemics
Social distance
Ramadan
Islam--Customs and practices
Public television--United States
Mouna Algahaithi shares a story about her experience celebrating Ramadan during a time of social distance measures in Madison, Wisconsin. Mouna talks about the differences between Ramadan in 2020 compared with her experiences of the celebration in years previous, and what things she'll carry on in future years. Mouna talks about her work with PBS Wisconsin and the impact that the Safer at Home order had on the outreach work and learning activities she typically does with Wisconsin communities.
Algahaithi, Mouna
2020-06-02
Damon-Moore, Laura
Witkins, Romelle
Glaeser, Colleen
Copyright 2020, Mouna Algahaithi and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-053
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Derrick Allen, February 11, 2021
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics
Cancer
Unemployed--Alcohol use
Singing bowl
Spirituality
Derrick Allen shares his experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madison. He talks about getting laid off from two jobs early on in the pandemic, and how that affected his mental and physical health. He shares that around that same time, he was also diagnosed with both Stage 4 pancreatic cancer and COVID-19. Derrick describes how deeply he struggled with that news, as well as how he has found support, hope, and peace through family and spirituality.
Allen, Derrick
2021-02-11
Dreyfuss, Karen
Copyright 2021, Derrick Allen and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-077
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Martín Alvarado, 2020
Pandemics
Public libraries
Family relationships
Municipal government
Martín Alvarado shares his experience during the Safer at Home social distancing measures in Madison, Wisconsin. Martín describes his family relationships during social distancing, the work he is doing for the City of Madison and Madison Public Library, and what his neighborhood on the north side of Madison is like during this time.
Alvarado, Martín
2020-04-24
Torres, Andres
Witkins, Romelle
Kemnetz, Victoria
Copyright 2020, Martín Alvarado and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-022
Madison, Wisconsin
Martin Alvarado in mask, 2020
Martín Alvarado with daughter, wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madison, Wisconsin, spring 2020.
Alvarado, Martín
Copyright 2020, Martin Alvarado. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
covid19-023a
Face masks and letter, 2020
Letters
A photograph depicts a fabric mask and a handwritten letter received by Martín Alvarado from his mother-in-law. The letter reads: "Hi, Martin. The masks are machine washable in hot water with detergent. The pink one is for your mom. Take care, Love Peggy. P.S. If you want more just let me know."
Alvarado, Martín
Copyright 2020, Martín Alvarado. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-023b
COVID-19 story by Anonymous High School Student, 2020
COVID-19
Distance education
Skateboarding
High school student narratives
An anonymous youth narrator talks about the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic and Safer at Home order has had on his school and personal life. He discusses extra precautions that are needed when going outside, life events that will be delayed due to the Safer at Home order, and activities he is doing to pass the time.
Anonymous
2020-04-14
Lawton, Sarah
Copyright 2020, Anonymous High School Student and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-006
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Anonymous, April 18, 2020
COVID-19
Pandemics
Racial equity
Public libraries
An anonymous narrator describes their experiences so far with the COVID-19 pandemic and the Safer at Home order in Wisconsin. The narrator describes the shift to working from home, and how she and her partner are navigating a change in employment status due to the pandemic. The narrator discusses the economic and social systems that are being clarified due to the pandemic.
Anonymous
2020-04-18
Atwater, Daniel
Copyright 2020, Anonymous and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-008
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Anonymous, April 16, 2020
COVID-19
Pandemics
Small business
Self-employed
Meditation
An anonymous narrator who lives on Madison's north side describes his experience during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Safer at Home order. The narrator discusses the differences in his neighborhood while schools and many businesses are closed, and how his long-time meditation practice is helping him stay present and mindful during this time.
Anonymous
2020-04-16
Atwater, Daniel
Bergmann, Leo
Witkins, Romelle
Copyright 2020, Anonymous and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-009
Madison, Wisconsin
Daffodils in the time of COVID, 2020
Daffodils
Daffodils in Anonymous Narrator's garden in late April, 2020.
Anonymous
2020-04-15 - 2020-04-30
Copyright 2020, Anonymous Narrator. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
covid19-008a
"Balance", 2020
Anonymous
Copyright Anonymous Narrator. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
covid19-009a
COVID-19 story by Anonymous, July 9, 2020
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics
An anonymous narrator describes her experience during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Safer at Home order. She discusses pursuing a degree virtually, and balancing school, a new job, childcare, and moving out of state in the midst of the pandemic.
Anonymous
2020-07-09
Torres, Andres
Copyright 2020, Anonymous and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-057
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Anonymous, August 5, 2020
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics
An anonymous narrator shares her experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madison. As a Hmong American, she describes the challenges of encountering racist attitudes when she goes out in public and how these experiences compound the anxiety she already feels about the virus itself. She also talks about her commitment to social justice in both her professional and personal lives, and recounts the experience of participating in a Black Lives Matter protest in Madison after the murder of George Floyd.
Anonymous
2020-08-05
Dreyfuss, Karen
Copyright 2020, Anonymous and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-061
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Anonymous, January 19, 2021
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics
An anonymous narrator shares their experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madison. They talk about how, despite feeling anxieties about the news cycle and the spread of COVID-19 at the start of the pandemic, their lifestyle changed for the better over the summer. The narrator describes working less, slowing down, and spending time outdoors. They reflect on how restrictive the pace of life pre-pandemic had been for them and share their hope that going forward there is room for the kind of quality downtime they experienced in 2020.
Anonymous
2021-01-19
Torres, Andres
Copyright 2021, Anonymous and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-076
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Anonymous Addict in Recovery, January 29, 2021
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics
An anonymous addict in long term recovery shares their experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madison. They talk about the challenges and new opportunities that have resulted from the pandemic, including the loss of human contact and meeting spaces due to pandemic shutdown. They also talk about how the recovery community has found a new home in the virtual space, one that allows people from across the world to participate and support each other.
Anonymous Addict in Recovery
2021-01-29
Torres, Andres
Copyright 2021, Anonymous Addict in Recovery and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-079
Madison, Wisconsin
Garver Feed Mill story by Pat Arndorfer
Industrial buildings
Neighborhood planning
Ruined buildings
Pat Arndorfer narrates a story about living on the east side of Madison in the Olbrich neighborhood, and her recollections of the Garver Feed Mill building being a near-empty structure in the 1990s. She recalls a neighborhood discussion about future plans for the building that took place at Olbrich Gardens in the late 1990s.
Arndorfer, Pat
2019-11-02
Damon-Moore, Laura
Wolff, Jane
Copyright 2019, Pat Arndorfer and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
garver-008
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Daniel Atwater, 2020
Epidemics
Public libraries
Social distance
Men's choirs
Danny Atwater shares his experiences working as a multi-site library assistant at Madison Public Library during the lead-up to the Safer at Home social distancing measures, and what work looks like during the library buildings' closures. Danny shares about the process for decision making to cancel Perfect Harmony Men's Chorus' large-scale annual fundraiser.
Atwater, Daniel
2020-04-22
Furo, Tyler
Copyright 2020, Daniel Atwater and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-044
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Jasmine Banks, 2020
Social distance
Walking
Cities and towns
Jasmine Banks shares her story of being part of a 5 generation family in Madison and how through her daily walks during social distancing she is rediscovering Madison.<br /><br /><em>This story was originally recorded and shared as part of an episode of the Madison podcast Inside Stories. Listen to that episode and subscribe to the podcast here: <a href="https://inside-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/inside-stories-covid-19-stories-3">https://inside-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/inside-stories-covid-19-stories-3</a></em>
Banks, Jasmine
ca. 2020-04
Propheter, Nicholas
Glaeser, Colleen
Copyright 2020, Jasmine Banks. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-029
Madison, Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Harvey Barash
Madison (Wis.)
Cobblers
Deaf people
Religious communities
Jewish neighborhoods
Harvey Barash and his family lived and worked in and around the Greenbush neighborhood from 1939-1951. He was born at Madison General Hospital (now Meriter Hospital) in 1939. Interestingly, after receiving his medical degree from Albert Einstein Medical School in New York City in 1965 and completing his residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke’s and Illinois R&E Hospitals in 1970, and then spending two years as a major in the US Army, Harvey returned to Madison in 1972 to practice and teach at the same hospital where he was born. Notably, Harvey’s father owned and operated Abe's Shoe Repair, a renowned neighborhood business at 1107 ½ Regent (near the corner of Regent and S. Mills Streets). Harvey helped his father, who was deaf, interact with customers at the shoe shop, and assisted with managing the family's rental properties. In addition to sharing stories of his father’s business, Harvey recounts his Greenbush memories of attending Longfellow School, his Talmud Torah (Hebrew school) classes, and the many Jewish stores and institutions in the neighborhood. In 1991, Harvey and his sister Eva authored a book detailing their family’s experiences growing up in the Greenbush neighborhood, anchored by stories of their father’s shoe repair business titled, “Our Father ABE: The Story of a Deaf Shoe Repairman.”
Barash, Harvey
Madison Public Library
2022-12-15
Einstein, Daniel
Copyright 2023, Harvey Barash and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
madjewish-003
Madison, Wisconsin
Carlee Latimer
Bastian, Jennie
Copyright Jennie Bastian. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
covid19-003c
Oral history interview with Mary Kay Baum
Madison (Wis.)
Sister cities
El Salvador
Madison-Arcatao Sister City Project (MASCP)
Political activists
FMLN
Mary Kay Baum is well-known and highly respected in the Madison area as a community organizer, lawyer, school board member, county board member, ordained minister and one-time Madison mayoral candidate. She has dedicated her life to social justice and environmental causes. She was a passionate community activist and supporter of sistering between Madison and Arcatao in the early 1980s and traveled to El Salvador several times.
Baum, Mary Kay, 1947-
Madison Public Library
2022-12-16
Laurion, Joan
Copyright 2022, Mary Kay Baum and Madison Public Library. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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madarc-002
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Arcatao, Chalatenango, El Salvador
1981-1990
1960s Madison Story by Dave Baumgartner
Madison (Wis.)
Baumgartner, a graduate of 1969, talks about the feeling of coming back to Madison almost 50 years after graduating. While in school, he was drafted into the army and discusses the feeling of wanting to end his life, and why coming back to Madison was a form of recovery.
Baumgartner, Dave
2018-06-16
Niemeyer, Carmen
Warner, Kristina
Copyright 2018, Dave Baumgartner, Madison Public Library, and University of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
madreunion-007
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Garver Feed Mill story by Ken Baun
Agriculture
Industrial buildings
Sledding
Parks
Ken Baun shares childhood memories about visiting the Garver Feed Mill to purchase animal feed. Ken relates memories about the east side Madison neighborhood where he grew up, about exploring the area around Voit farm and pond, and about the toboggan run at Olbrich Park.
Baun, Ken
2019-11-02
Schafer, Eric
Wolff, Jane
Copyright 2019, Ken Baun and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
garver-005
Madison, Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Jenny Beatty
Madison (Wis.)
El Salvador
Sanctuary movement
Religious Communities
Catholics
In 1983, Jenny Beatty was 21 years old and coordinator of the 18 month sanctuary of “Rogelio and Maria Gonzalez” (assumed names to protect their identity) and their four children in Madison, Wisconsin. The "Gonzalez" journey for sanctuary was due to the military dictatorships in Guatemala and El Salvador that perpetrated horrific human rights abuses on their populations forcing tens of thousands of people to flee. Jenny recounts her experiences coordinating the “Gonzalez” family’s sanctuary in Madison including being part of the 4 car caravan that took the family to permanent exile in Canada.
Beatty, Jenny
Madison Public Library
Laurion, Joan
Copyright 2023, Jenny Beatty and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
madarc-006
Madison, Wisconsin
1981-1990
Photo of "Gonzalez" family, 1984
Refugees
Sanctuary movement
"Gonzalez" family at home in Madison in 1984.
Beatty, Jenny
1984
Copyright 1984. Jenny Beatty and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
Photograph
madarc-007a
Madison, Wisconsin
Photo of Jenny Beatty, Antonio and Estella Portillo and Meg Skinner at a Sanctuary reunion in Madison, 2015
Sanctuary movement
Jenny Beatty, Antonio and Estella Portillo and Meg Skinner at a Sanctuary reunion in Madison in 2015. Meg was the first coordinator of the Madison Sanctuary Site and continued helping with the many activities needed to support the "Gonzalez" family after Jenny took over the coordinator job.
Beatty, Jenny
2015
Copyright 2015. Jenny Beatty and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
Photograph
madarc-006a
Madison, Wisconsin
Photo of the "Gonzalez" family's public introduction to the Madison community, Feb 19, 1984
Sister cities
Sanctuary movement
Refugees
The "Gonzalez" family was publicly introduced to the Madison community at Bethany United Methodist Church on Feb 19, 1984. The entire family was masked and were going by pseudonyms to protect their identities from the US, Guatemalan and Salvadoran governments. "Rogelio Gonzalez" was from Guatemala and "Maria Gonzalez" was from El Salvador. Their children were 4 years old and under.
Beatty, Jenny
1984-02-19
Copyright 2022, Jenny Beatty and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
Photograph
madarc-001b
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Kiana Beaudin, March 5, 2021
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics
Ho-Chunk Indians
Vaccination
Public health
Kiana Beaudin shares her experience as Executive Director of Health for the Ho-Chunk Nation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madison. She talks about working between various agencies and partners to institute protective measures, including writing the masking ordinance for the Ho-Chunk Nation and getting tele-health off the ground. She recalls crying when she saw the first vaccine administered in the state of Wisconsin, as well as when Ho-Chunk elders and language leaders received the vaccine, protecting both the health of the community and their language and culture. A mother of three boys, Kiana also shares how the pandemic has changed her home life and affected her children’s education, and ruminates on the personal things that she is most looking forward to, in a post-COVID world.
Beaudin, Kiana
2021-03-05
Pauliot, Molli
Copyright 2021, Kiana Beaudin and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-083
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Brian Benford, November 5, 2020
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics
Local elections
Political campaigns
Brian Benford shares his experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madison. He describes the experience of running a grassroots campaign for Wisconsin State Senate in August 2020, and how the pandemic influenced both his decision to run and his community-driven approach. He shares his perspective on how the pandemic has illuminated long-standing inequities in the community and in state and local government. He reflects on the challenges of this time as well as his feelings of hope, inspiration, and belief in emerging leaders.
Benford, Brian
2020-11-05
Torres, Andres
Copyright 2020, Brian Benford and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-069
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Sarina Benford, November 17, 2020
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics
Sarina Benford shares her experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madison. She describes a potential brush with the virus early in February, when her 6-month-old son had a severe cough and fever and passed it on to Sarina and her partner, who both felt that it was "the worst flu" they had ever experienced. Since there was no COVID testing at the time, she does not know for certain whether they had COVID. Sarina also shares how her work in hospitality has changed in order to maintain public safety, and how her own feelings about being around other people have shifted toward caution and anxiety. She talks about how she has tried to maintain positivity throughout this crisis and the political upheaval this year, including enrolling in the UW Odyssey program and finding creative ways to keep her family active.
Benford, Sarina
2020-11-17
Dreyfuss, Karen
Copyright 2020, Sarina Benford and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-072
Madison, Wisconsin
Municipal story by Laura Berger and Barb Lanser
Municipal buildings--Wisconsin
Ms. Berger and Ms. Lanser recall their memories of the Municipal Building, which involved a meditation group made up of City staff members who would gather for quiet, self-guided meditation practice in a room on the fourth floor of the building.
Berger, Laura
Lanser, Barbara
2018-12-08
Lawton, Jaclyn
Fry, Lynn
Copyright 2018, Laura Berger, Barb Lanser, and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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municipal-028
Madison, Wisconsin
1960s Madison story by Zakary Berk
College students--Mental health
Madison (Wis.)
Berk, a undergraduate student in the mid 60s, came to Madison from New York City. Berk was involved was in creating the Open Art/Arch student organization that focused on community, mindfulness and power of love. He opens up about his struggles with a learning disorder, suicidal thoughts, and how his time in Madison has influenced the rest of his life.
Berk, Zakary
2018-06-15
Trautner, Nick
Warner, Kristina
Copyright 2018, Zakary Berk, Madison Public Library, and University of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
madreunion-028
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Sherri Bester, August 1, 2020
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics
Sherri Bester talks about her experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madison, Wisconsin. She describes how the uncertainty and disorder of the pandemic affects her mentally and brings up feelings from various parts of her life, going all the way back to childhood. Sherri emphasizes her belief in the need for love, forgiveness, and connection in this moment. She speaks to her experience as a survivor of sexual abuse living with PTSD and shares how she draws upon prayer, music and dance, reading, and other resources for strength.
Bester, Sherri
2020-08-01
Benford, Brian
Copyright 2020, Sherri Bester and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-060
Madison, Wisconsin
Photo of Di Salvo Family
Di Salvo Family
Photograph of the Di Salvo family, ca. 1950. Family members pictured left to right:
Black, Bill
ca. 1950
Copyright ca. 1950, Bill Black. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Marzo Bliss
Madison (Wis.)
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident Marzo Bliss.
Bliss, Marzo
2013-08-26
Perkins, Barb
Copyright 2013, Marzo Bliss and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
westmorland-015
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Photo of William Nardi, Municipal Restored, 2018
Photograph of William Nardi, taken at the Madison Municipal Restored event.
Boll, Ardina
2018-12-08
Copyright 2018, Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
municipal-027a
Susan Rottier, 2019
People
Oral history
A photograph of Susan Rottier, taken during her oral history interview at the Garver Feed Mill on November 2, 2019.
Boyd, Liz
2019-11-02
Madison Public Library
Copyright 2019, Liz Boyd. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
garver-002c
Madison, Wisconsin
Photograph of Lynn Slattery Hellmuth, 2019
People
Oral history
Sculptors
A photograph of Lynn Slattery Hellmuth taken during her oral history interview at the Garver Feed Mill building on November 2, 2019. Lynn is seated on the left, interviewer Jennifer Gurske is seated on the right.
Boyd, Liz
2019-11-02
Madison Public Library
Copyright 2019, Liz Boyd. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
garver-006a
Madison, Wisconsin
Ulrich Sielaff, David Hamel, Shelley Hamel, 2019
People
Oral history
A photograph of (from left to right) Ulrich Sielaff, David Hamel, and Shelley Hamel taken during their oral history interview at the Garver Feed Mill on November 2, 2019.
Boyd, Liz
2019-11-02
Madison Public Library
Copyright 2019, Liz Boyd. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
garver-003b
Madison, Wisconsin
Jim Gempeler, 2019
People
Oral history
A photograph in profile of Jim Gempeler, taken during his oral history interview on November 2, 2019.
Boyd, Liz
2019-11-02
Madison Public Library
Copyright 2019, Liz Boyd. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
garver-007a
Madison, Wisconsin
Interior of Garver Feed Mill, 2019
Renovation (Architecture)
Interior architecture
Industrial buildings
A photograph of the interior of the renovated Garver Feed Mill building on Madison's east side. A light-up sign for Ian's Pizza may be seen in the background.
Boyd, Liz
2019-11-02
Madison Public Library
Copyright 2019, Liz Boyd. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
garver-015
Madison, Wisconsin
Tenney Park celebration, Denise Breyne, 2019
Neighborhoods--United States
Parks
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Denise Breyne.
Breyne, Denise
2019-05-19
Griskavich, Carol
Winecke, Emily
Copyright 2019, Denise Breyne and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
tenney-019
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Allyson Bright, 2020
Social distance
Art making
Epidemics
Multiple sclerosis
Allyson Bright describes what her work and life has been like since the social distance measures went into effect in March 2020. Allyson, who works as a life coach supporting women through art-making, talks about the shift from in-person to virtual classes and retreat spaces. Allyson lives with Multiple sclerosis, and describes her perspective of the COVID-19 pandemic through an immunocompromised lens.
Bright, Allyson
2020-04-24
Atwater, Daniel
Glaeser, Colleen
Carter, Phoenix
Bergmann, Frances
Copyright 2020, Allyson Bright and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-030
Madison, Wisconsin
Community panel on the Greenbush neighborhood
Neighborhoods
Sound recording of a community panel discussion on growing up in the Greenbush Neighborhood. Panelists Tony Bruno, Katie Stassi-West, Sam Moss, John Caliva, and Nick Baldarotta speak to their varying experiences as children and teenagers in the historic Greenbush neighborhood. Community traditions and important gathering places, like White Front Grocery, The Loft, Central High School, and numerous family residences are discussed. The panel also speaks to the urban renewal project in the 1960s which razed the neighborhood and the effect this had on the social fabric of the community of Italian, Albanian, Jewish, and African-American families that largely made up the Greenbush. Frank Alfano is panel moderator.
Bruno, Tony
Stassi-West, Katie
Moss, Sam
Caliva, John
Baldarotta, Nick
Alfano, Frank
2017-10-24
Clark, Nate
Fry, Lynn
Copyright 2017, Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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gree-003
Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Anthony Brylski, 2020
Epidemics
Unemployment insurance
Government employees
Elections
Narrator Anthony Brylski, who works for the State of Wisconsin in the department that handles unemployment insurance, talks about the shift to working remotely and the experience of going to vote in person during Wisconsin's April primary.
Brylski, Anthony
2020-04-15
Atwater, Daniel
Glaeser, Colleen
Bergmann, Frances
Copyright 2020, Anthony Brylski and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-011
Madison, Wisconsin
1960s Madison story by Deborah Buchanan
Madison (Wis.)
Buchanan, who wrote for the Daily Cardinal in the late 1960s, discusses her involvement in the Asian studies department when it was just starting on campus, the protest across campus after the King assassination and the community involvement in Madison. She also talks about the importance of music and film to the community.
Buchanan, Deborah
2018-06-16
Warner, Kristina
Copyright 2018, Deborah Buchanan, Madison Public Library, and University of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
madreunion-011
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Ron Burford, March 17, 2021
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics
Ron Burford shares his experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madison. He talks about how the early months of the pandemic affected his mental health and forced him to deal with underlying emotions and trauma. He speaks about building up a network of community support, including his writing group through the UW Odyssey program, who supported him through writing his forthcoming book on sexual trauma. Ron also reflects on what self care means for him as a Black man in the midst of both a global pandemic and the aftermath of George Floyd's murder.
Burford, Ron
2021-03-17
Braxton, Char
Copyright 2021, Ron Burford and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-086
Madison, Wisconsin
Entrevista con Rodrigo Carapia Platica
Entrevista con el artista Rodrigo Carapia Platico sobre el mural en el que está trabajando en State Street en Madison, Wisconsin, luego de las protestas contra la brutalidad policial.
Carapia Platico, Rodrigo
Lurker, Lissy
Wisconsin Mujer
2020-06-12
Wisconsin Mujer
Copyright 2020, Lissy Lurker and Wisconsin Mujer. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
es
video-002
Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Phoenix Carter, 2020
COVID-19
Pandemics
Public libraries
Phoenix Carter shares how the COVID-19 pandemic has been affecting work and personal life since the Safer at Home order went into effect in March. Phoenix discusses the days leading up to the library's closure, and about working at home and as a respite care provider.
Carter, Phoenix
2020-04-20
Damon-Moore, Laura
Spies, David
Kemnetz, Victoria
Copyright 2020, Phoenix Carter and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-010
Madison, Wisconsin
Phoenix Carter, 2020
Headshot of Phoenix Carter.
Carter, Phoenix
Copyright 2020, Phoenix Carter. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
covid19-010a
Madison, Wisconsin
4th of July story by Christy Casto
Madison (Wis.)
A short story recorded by Christy Casto about the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
Casto, Christy
2016-07-03
Myers, Jim
Copyright 2016, Christy Casto and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
westmorlandjuly-012
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Beatrice Chatman
Madison (Wis.)
South Madison Neighborhood
Oral history interview with Beatrice Chatman. Beatrice shares memories of growing up in her mother's house right next to the South Madison Neighborhood Center (now the Boys & Girls Club) and Blessed Martin House (now the Catholic Multicultural Center) in the 1940s and 50s. She reminisces about sewing classes, dances, record spins, pajama parties, summer camps, and more. She talks about attending Mount Zion Baptist Church on Fisher Street every Sunday, where her mother and aunt sang in the gospel choir, and going to church picnics and other events at Penn Park and Brittingham Park.
Chatman, Beatrice
Madison Public Library
2021-08-18
Braxton, Char
Copyright 2021, Beatrice Chatman and Madison Public Library. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
south-006
Madison, Wisconsin
1960s Madison story by Norma Stoltz Chinchilla
Madison (Wis.)
Sexism in higher education
Women's studies
Chinchilla received her PhD in sociology from the University. Throughout the interview, she discusses sexism in the classroom and professionally, the experiences she had gaining tenureship and the sociology department at the University.
Chinchilla, Norma Stoltz
2018-06-14
Pilot, Avery
Warner, Kristina
Copyright 2018, Norma Stoltz Chinchilla, Madison Public Library, and University of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
madreunion-022
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Cora Christiansen
Madison (Wis.)
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident Cora Christiansen.
Christiansen, Cora
2013-06-09
Perkins, Barb
Copyright 2013, Cora Christiansen and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
westmorland-001
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Historia oral, entrevista con Mónica Cliff
Artists
Latin Americans
Madison (Wis.)
Mexican Americans
Mónica Cliff es una Artista Mexicana egresada de Bellas Artes que llegó a Madison WI hace aproximadamente 20 años. Trabajó en las artes para diferentes compañías en inglés esperando que alguien creara algo en español. Al darse cuenta que nadie lo haría tomo la decisión de iniciar su negocio Inventiva Works. Monica nos comenta de la necesidad que existía en la ciudad de Madison para un espacio de arte en nuestro idioma. También nos habla de los desafíos qué paso al iniciar su negocio en medio de una pandemia, innovando un espacio de arte que no existía en nuestra comunidad, más los retos de ser mujer y madre emprendedora. Por último nos cuenta de su sueño de una casa de arte en la ciudad de Madison
Monica Cliff is a Mexican artist and a graduate from the National Institute of Fine Arts (Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes) who arrived in Madison around 20 years ago. She worked in the arts with different organizations, waiting for some to create a Spanish language alternative. When she realized no one else was doing it, se decide to start her business: Inventiva Works. Monica tells us about the challenges the went through to start her business amidst a pandemic, innovating by creating an art space that did not exist in our community. She also talks about the challenges of being a mother and an entrepreneur. Finally, she tells us about her dream to have a house of the arts in Madison.
Cliff, Mónica
Madison Public Library
2022-12-17
González, Claudia
Copyright 2022, Mónica Cliff and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
es
madmex-004
Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
Photo of Monica Cliff, mask design, Madison, 2018
Madison (Wis.)
Costume design
Mexican Americans
Latin Americans
Monica Cliff putting details on a mask for a production of Madgascar by the Children's Theater of Madison. 2018
Cliff, Monica
Madison Public Library
2018
Madison Public Library
Copyright 2018, Mónica Cliff and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
madmex-004a
Madison (Wis)
Photo of social painting event hosted by Inventiva works. Madison ca. 2018
Painting
Madison (Wis)
Latin Americans
Mexican Americans
Photo of participants at a social painting event hosted by Inventiva Works, an arts and arts education company in Madison, WI. ca. 2018
Cliff, Mónica
ca 2018
Copyright 2018, Mónica Cliff and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
Photo of youth theater rehearsal, Inventiva Works, Madison, ca 2021
Children's theater
Madison (Wis.)
Photo of a rehearsal of the children's play <em>La leyenda del tlacuache. </em>Performers and crew are wearing face covering due to the COVID-19 epidemic. <em>La leyenda del tlacuache</em> is a Nahua folk tale adapted for theater by Monica Cliiff and produced by Teatro ñ. Teatro ñ was established in 2021 as a project of Inventiva Works to preserve Spanish language culture and traditions through theater.
Cliff, Mónica
ca. 2021
Copyright 2021, Mónica Cliff and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
madmex-004c
Madison (Wis.)
Digital flyer, alebrijes craft workshop, Inventiva Works, 2023
Handicraft for children
Mexican Americans
Latin Americans
Papier-mâché
Digital flyer announcing a papier-mâché alebrije workshop for children. Alebrijes are Mexican folk art sculptures of fantastical creatures. Workshop was conducted by Inventiva Works.
Cliff, Mónica
Madison Public Library
ca 2023
Copyright 2023, Mónica Cliff and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
madmex-004d
COVID-19 story by Holly Cohn, July 4, 2020
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics
Holly Cohn shares her experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madison. She speaks primarily about her sister, who was one of the first people in Madison diagnosed with COVID-19, and how the virus has impacted her family physically and emotionally. She also shares her perspective on local and federal government response during this crisis, her own response and lifestyle changes in order to keep herself and others safe, and how her personal experience with the virus shapes her emotional reaction to those who do not comply with public health guidelines.
Cohn, Holly
2020-07-04
Atwater, Danny
Propheter, Nicholas
Glaeser, Colleen
Copyright 2020, Holly Cohn and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-065
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Terry Cohn, 2020
Epidemics
Respiratory diseases
Public health
Terry Cohn describes her experience traveling to Portugal and Spain in late winter 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic began to ramp up in Europe. Terry talks about the logistics of traveling during the travel ban that went into effect in March. Terry began to have symptoms, including a cough and a fever, that turned out to be COVID-19. Terry discusses the process of interacting with the public health department immediately following her positive test, and how contact tracing worked in Madison. Terry talks about the symptoms of the disease, which varied between her and her husband, who also tested positive for COVID-19, and how this experience has affected her view of public health and the need for social distancing and face coverings. <br /><br /><strong>Addendum:</strong> As I listened to my interview, I realized that I left out two important events that occurred during my illness with COVID19. As part of my healing, I tried to avoid focusing on the frightening parts of this illness, but some events replayed themselves. On my second visit to the ER, my encounter with the doctor left me traumatized for weeks. I was hooked up to 3 IV needles when the resident came in to discharge me. He was covered with a shield and mask and all I could see were his empathetic eyes. He gently rubbed my arm and said <br />
<ol>
<li>"You know age is against you."</li>
<li>"I'm glad we didn't have to use a particular cardiac medicine on you, because it is really scary. It stops your heart and then your heart has to be started again."</li>
<li>His parting words "I really hope you make it".</li>
</ol>
He said this three times. These words echoed through my head for weeks as I lay in bed, when I took a shower, and in my dreams. I was not able to tell those words to my husband, daughters, or sisters until I realized that I was getting better. In addition, there was a whole other scene going on at the same time on the other side of the curtain that I was told about after I recovered. My husband, daughters, sisters, family, and the close friends, who checked in daily, were all terrified. I did not realize the fear they were dealing with. I recently learned more about the tears they shed when I was too weak to talk to them, when I was sent to the ER, and when they heard extreme weakness in my voice. While I want to project my gratitude to the Madison Community and to those that provided me with positive thoughts, I must reiterate, this virus is frightening. As we learn more every day, we are finding that we really don't know who will live and who will die, what age it will strike, whether one can develop immunity, and whether it will come back with a greater magnitude.
Cohn, Terry
2020-06-13
Atwater, Daniel
Witkins, Romelle
Glaeser, Colleen
Copyright 2020, Terry Cohn and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-056
Madison, Wisconsin
Basílica de la Sagrada Família, Spain, 2020
Basilicas
A photograph of the Basílica de la Sagrada Família, also known as the Sagrada Família, taken by Terry Cohn on her trip to Portugal and Spain in spring 2020.
Cohn, Terry
2020-03-12
Copyright 2020, Terry Cohn. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
covid19-056b
4th of July story by Lisa Coleman
Madison (Wis.)
A short story recorded by Lisa Coleman at the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
Coleman, Lisa
2016-07-04
Kazmarek, Marie
Copyright 2016, Lisa Coleman and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
westmorlandjuly-003
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Eunice Conley, February 18, 2021
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics
Multiple sclerosis
Eunice Conley shares her experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madison. She starts by talking about the beginning of the pandemic and the information that was being shared, how it seemed like another flu. She then talks about how her family experienced COVID, from sudden symptoms, hospitalizations, loss, and assuming care of her nephew when her sister died. Eunice shares how her family also lived through losses from gun violence and accidents in the midst of the pandemic. Apart from their personal losses, she speaks about how the loss of human touch has affected everyone and her experience as a person living with multiple sclerosis. She recounts some of the needs and wants that were exposed during the pandemic and her hope of creating a new way of doings things.
Conley, Eunice
2021-02-18
Dreyfuss, Karen
Copyright 2021, Eunice Conley and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-080
Madison, Wisconsin
Office plant, cactus, Municipal Restored, 2018
Offices
Municipal buildings--Wisconsin
A collage art work of a cactus.
Cooper, Bridget
2018-12-08
Copyright 2018, Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
municipal-004
Madison, Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Jim Crawmer and Bud Crawmer
Madison (Wis.)
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood residents Jim and Bud Crawmer. There are two parts to the interview.
Crawmer, Jim
Crawmer, Bud
2013-06-12
Murphy, Jan
Copyright 2013, Jim Crawmer, Bud Crawmer, and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
westmorland-008
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Victor Crentsil, 2020
Epidemics
Social distance
Travel
Public health
Health and race
Victor Crentsil describes the experience of traveling in Vietnam and Cambodia in the lead-up to the Safer at Home social distance measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He shares what he's been doing to stay engaged while staying at home, including listening to podcasts, cooking, and volunteering with a local food pantry.
Crentsil, Victor
2020-05-08
Atwater, Daniel
Wolff, Jane
Copyright 2020, Victor Crentsil and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-045
Madison, Wisconsin
Victor Crentsil
Headshot photograph of Victor Crentsil.
Crentsil, Victor
Copyright 2020, Victor Crentsil. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
covid19-045a
Oral history interview with Ellen Cross and Howard Cross
Madison (Wis.)
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood residents Ellen Cross and Howard Cross. There is no audio file for the second part of their interview.
Cross, Ellen
Cross, Howard
2013-08-02
Perkins, Barb
Copyright 2013, Ellen Cross, Howard Cross, and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
westmorland-016
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
WIsconsin
Tenney Park celebration, Karen Crossley, 2019
Neighborhoods--United States
Parks
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Karen Crossley.
Crossley, Karen
2019-05-19
Orman, Joseph
Winecke, Emily
Copyright 2019, Karen Crossley and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
tenney-003
Madison, Wisconsin
Jenie Gao
Headshot photo of Jenie Gao.
Dahmi, Latasia
Copyright Latasia Dahmi. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
covid19-037a
Photograph of Barbara Tarockoff, Municipal Restored, 2018
Headshot of Barbara Tarockoff.
Damon-Moore, Laura
2018-12-08
Copyright 2018, Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
municipal-024a
Madison, Wisconsin
Greek Fest Plus story by John Damon, 2019
Festivals--United States
A story shared during Greek Fest Plus in 2019. The recording picks up partway into the conversation.
Damon, John
2019-07-27
Griskavich, Carol
Copyright 2019, John Damon and Assumption Greek Orthodox Church. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
greekfest-012
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Matt DeBlass, 2020
Public libraries
Running
Bartending
Roommates
Epidemics
Social distance
Matt DeBlass shares what life has looked like since the social distance measures went into place in Madison and Wisconsin. Matt describes what the Emerson East neighborhood looks and feels like right now, what life with roommates is like during a pandemic, and what being a musician is like at the moment.
DeBlass, Matt
2020-04-21
Atwater, Daniel
Glaeser, Colleen
Witkins, Romelle
Copyright 2020, Matt DeBlass and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-038
Madison, Wisconsin
Tenney Park celebration, Jeanette Deloya, 2019
Neighborhoods--United States
Parks
A two-part short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Jeannette Deloya.
Deloya, Jeannette
2019-05-19
Orman, Joseph
Winecke, Emily
Copyright 2019, Jeanette Deloya and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
tenney-008
Madison, Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Benedict J. Di Salvo
Madison (Wis.)
Oral history interview with Benedict J. Di Salvo by Laura Damon-Moore for Madison Public Library's Living History project. Mr. Di Salvo grew up in the Greenbush neighborhood in the 1940s and 1950s, where his father, a Sicilian immigrant, and his mother, whose family is Albanian, owned and ran Di Salvo's Spaghetti House and Seafood on Regent Street. Mr. Di Salvo tells family stories, including his grandfather Benedetto "Ben" Di Salvo's Mafia ties, and reflects on neighborhood traditions.
Di Salvo, Benedict J.
Madison Public Library
2017-11-13
Damon-Moore, Laura C.
Copyright 2017, Benedict J. Di Salvo and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
gree-001
Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Book cover of Sicilian Loves: A love story of food and family
Book covers
Sicilian Americans
Di Salvo, Benedict J.
Copyright Benedict J. Di Salvo. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
gree-001e
Photo of Benedict J. Di Salvo
Benedict J. Di Salvo
Photograph of Benedict J. Di Salvo, narrator for the Living History project on the Greenbush neighborhood. Benedict is pictured from the waist up, looking at the camera.
Di Salvo, Diane
2017-12-18
Copyright 2017, Diane Di Salvo. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
Oral history interview with Robert Dixon
Madison (Wis.)
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident Robert Dixon.
Dixon, Robert
2018-04-18
Martinelli, Tom
Copyright 2018, Robert Dixon and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
westmorland-018
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Municipal Building story by Catherine Doyle and Ruth Rolich
Municipal buildings--Wisconsin
Catherine Doyle and Ruth Rolich share memories of the Municipal Building. Ms. Doyle discusses her father's career as a federal judge in the building, and memories she has as a young adult coming to the building. Ms. Rolich relates a story about an office chair that belonged to her grandfather, Judge Doyle. Ms. Doyle and Ms. Rolich share about a story they heard from City staff about possible paranormal occurrences in the Municipal Building.
Doyle, Catherine
Rolich, Ruth
2018-12-08
Gandolfo, Mary
Fry, Lynn
Copyright 2018, Catherine Doyle, Ruth Rolich, and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
municipal-036
Madison, Wisconsin
Municipal Building story by James Doyle and Jessica Doyle
Municipal buildings--Wisconsin
James E. Doyle, Jr. and Jessica Doyle recount their memories of the Madison Municipal Building, most prominently memories of Governor Doyle's father, James Doyle, who was a federal judge in the building.
Doyle, James E., 1945-
Doyle, Jessica
2018-12-08
Lawton, Jaclyn
Fry, Lynn
Copyright 2018, James Doyle, Jessica Doyle, and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
municipal-024
Madison, Wisconsin
1960s Madison story by Michael William Doyle
Madison (Wis.)
Food cooperatives
Public history
Doyle, as a 13 year old from Winona, Minnesota, was first introduced to Madison from photographs of the Dow demonstrations in 1967. He was involved in the Food Cooperative movement in Winona, which had a connection to Madison, and allowed him to visit Madison frequently in the early 1970s. He went on to form the Yagri (?) Valley Community Farm. The Wisconsin Historical Society helped mentor and influence his interests in public history. In 1985, Doyle attended the University to get his degree in History.
Doyle, Michael William
2018-06-16
Roberts, Michala
Warner, Kristina
Copyright 2018, Michael William Doyle, Madison Public Library, and University of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
madreunion-029
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Coburn Dukehart, 2020
Photojournalism
Elections
Voting
Pandemics
Social distance
Coburn Dukehart shares a story about the experience of working as a photojournalist during the primary election in Wisconsin on April 7th, 2020, during the period of social distancing efforts in Wisconsin.<br /><br />See Coburn's photo essays from April 7th, 2020 here:<br />
<ul>
<li><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.wisconsinwatch.org_2020_04_countryside-2Dto-2Dcity-2Djourney-2Dwisconsin-2Dpandemic-2Delection_&d=DwMFaQ&c=byefhD2ZumMFFQYPZBagUCDuBiM9Q9twmxaBM0hCgII&r=b26qx40eb8v_TvxTMXE6gHTdVJUP8SMgoUvpekQwROCbc-noosOrzrFTxcQkYgG9&m=lbw00z4GtAwNhJE4NuI0Hmx4-Qcseguy4hr9J0FsUgg&s=UDNK4-A8LFCOdEjDgtNzgSel6nrZls7IOK6Uh-PRi-8&e=">https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2020/04/countryside-to-city-journey-wisconsin-pandemic-election/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.wisconsinwatch.org_2020_04_pandemic-2Dportraits-2Dmilwaukee-2Dvoters_&d=DwMFaQ&c=byefhD2ZumMFFQYPZBagUCDuBiM9Q9twmxaBM0hCgII&r=b26qx40eb8v_TvxTMXE6gHTdVJUP8SMgoUvpekQwROCbc-noosOrzrFTxcQkYgG9&m=lbw00z4GtAwNhJE4NuI0Hmx4-Qcseguy4hr9J0FsUgg&s=eCPkIpeGFTTvTiNDACxzagMBTKsWNdOWHm126yWxiLE&e=">https://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2020/04/pandemic-portraits-milwaukee-voters/</a></li>
</ul>
<br /><em>This story was originally recorded and shared as part of an episode of the Madison podcast Inside Stories. Listen to that episode and subscribe to the podcast here: <a href="https://inside-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/inside-stories-covid-19-stories-4">https://inside-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/inside-stories-covid-19-stories-4</a><br /></em>
Dukehart, Coburn A.
2020-04-07
Glaeser, Colleen
Gostomski, Carrie
Copyright 2020, Coburn Dukehart. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-021
Madison, Wisconsin
Coburn Dukehart on Election Day, 2020
Dukehart, Coburn A.
2020-04-07
Copyright 2020, Coburn Dukehart. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
covid19-021a
1960s Madison story by Sally Dussere
Madison (Wis.)
Dussere, an undergraduate Psych major, came to the University from Connecticut from a small, all female high school. She discusses her experiences freshman year with a dormitory shortage, her experiences of segregation on campus and how she felt being a student in the early 60s.
Dussere, Sally
2018-06-16
Niemeyer, Carmen
Warner, Kristina
Copyright 2018, Sally Dussere, Madison Public Library, and University of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
madreunion-025
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
1960s Madison story by Enid Eckstein
Madison (Wis.)
In the late 1960’s, Enid was an eager activist, involved in many causes. She says her experiences in the labor movement and labor history research played a significant role in the direction of the rest of her life. Overall, Eckstein views her time in Madison as the formative place for her sense of independence as a woman and as an individual. Her return to Madison for the Reunion exposed her to a different perspective on the city than the one she has held since attending the university.
Eckstein, Enid
2018-06-14
Pilot, Avery
Niemeyer, Carmen
Copyright 2018, Enid Eckstein, Madison Public Library, and University of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
madreunion-013
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Jelissa Edwards, August 7, 2020
Epidemics
COVID-19 (Disease)
Jelissa Edwards shares her experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madison. She describes how life has changed for her family, including both the challenges and rewards of spending more time with her kids, as well as changes in visitation policies for her husband, who is incarcerated and supporting the family from afar. She also shared her perspective on what kinds of resources are needed in order to help people through this pandemic.
Edwards, Jelissa
2020-08-07
Dreyfuss, Karen
Copyright 2020, Jelissa Edwards and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-064
Madison, Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Don Eiler, 2018
Art collections
Sculpture
Collectors and collecting
Don Eiler meets with Andy Rubin to show and discuss the collection of artwork that he has at his Madison home. Don shares about his longtime partnership with artist Sam Gilliam and describes many of the pieces of sculpture and other artworks that he purchased from Gilliam over many decades.
Eiler, Don
2018-10-19
Rubin, Andy
Copyright 2018, Don Eiler and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
art-001
Madison, Wisconsin
Sylvia Dworetsky Grunes with Workmen's Circle School program, Madison, 2023
Madison (Wis.)
Jewish community centers--Wisconsin
Yiddish theater
Sylvia Dworetsky Grunes holds the program for the Workmen’s Circle School’s first annual performance in 1933. Sylvia, who was a seven-year-old student at the time of the performance, turned 97 in 2023.
Einstein, Daniel
Madison Public Library
2023
Copyright 2023, Daniel Einstein and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
Photograph
madjewish-001h
Madison, Wisconsin
Sam Moss, Madison, 2022
Madison (Wis.)
Bakeries
Jewish neighborhoods
Sam Moss, whose grandparents Ida and Samuel Moskowsky operated the Milwaukee Bakery, displays the bell that once hung above the entry door to the family-owned shop.
Photo courtesy Daniel Einstein.
Einstein, Daniel
Madison Public Library
2022-12-22
Copyright 2022, Daniel Einstein and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
Photograph
madjewish-002a
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Bettye Emmanuel, March 11, 2021
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics
Bettye Emmanuel shares her experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madison. She describes her challenges as a lab technician and mother of four. Her story starts with difficulties at school prior to the pandemic and the family's transition to learning at home. Bettye talks about how she and her husband divided duties, transforming their small house into a classroom, gardening, and taking in a deaf dog who was taught sign language. She also shares her perspective as a worker in the health field, processing virus samples, and her skepticism about the vaccine.
Emmanuel, Bettye
2021-03-11
Dreyfuss, Karen
Copyright 2021, Bettye Emmanuel and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-084
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison Common Council resolution to establish a Sister City Relationship with the town of Arcatao in El Salvador, 1986
Madison (Wis.)
Sister cities
El Salvador
Madison Common Council
Copy of the official Madison Common Council resolution, #42,209, naming Arcatao Madison's first sister city. The resolution was authored by Rosa Escamilla, our first Latinx council member and was passed on April 1, 1986. The “Whereas” section makes for powerful reading as Madison calls out the US government for being "intimately involved in the conflict in El Salvador." Along with Billy Feitlinger, then council president, future mayor of Madison, Sue Bauman is one of the supporting alders. Bauman was Mayor of Madison from 1997-2003 and the first woman to hold that office. Mayor Bauman visited Arcatao in 1998.
Escamilla, Rosa
Madison Public Library
1986-03-07
City of Madison Common Council
Public Domain
en
text
madarc-003b
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Mary Fahndrich and Neeyati Shah, 2020
Epidemics
Social distance
Public libraries
Mary Fahndrich and Neeyati Shah, librarians for Central Library in Madison, Wisconsin, share their personal and work experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic, and the impact of the pandemic and the library's resulting closure on their library work.
Fahndrich, Mary
Shah, Neeyati
2020-03-26
Damon-Moore, Laura
Bergmann, Leo
Propheter, Nick
Copyright 2020, Mary Fahndrich, Neeyati Shah, and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-001
Madison, Wisconsin
Cactus in brown pot, Municipal Restored, 2018
Offices
Municipal buildings--Wisconsin
A drawing of a green cactus in a brown pot accompanies the prompt, "Draw an office plant."
Fearing, Josh
2018-12-08
Copyright 2018, Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
municipal-013
Madison, Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Billy Feitlinger
Madison (Wis.)
Sister cities
El Salvador
Madison-Arcatao Sister City Project (MASCP)
Madison Common Council
Politicians
Billy Feitlinger was elected to Madison’s Common Council 3 times in the 1980s. During that time, he served as President of the Council and was instrumental in drafting Resolution #42,209 naming Arcatao, El Salvador, Madison's first sister city. With the help of several passionate alders, hard working social justice activists and a diverse group of citizens wanting to support the people of Arcatao, Billy secured its passage on April 1, 1986.
Feitlinger, Billy
Madison Public Library
2023-13-01
Laurion, Joan
Copyright 2023, Billy Feitlinger and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
Sound
en
madarc-003
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
1981-1990
Tenney Park celebration, Sue Fieber, 2019
Neighborhoods--United States
Parks
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Sue Fieber.
Fieber, Sue
2019-05-19
Orman, Joseph
Winecke, Emily
Copyright 2019, Sue Fieber and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
tenney-009
Madison, Wisconsin
1960s Madison story by Beverly Flanigan
Madison (Wis.)
Beverly Flanigan came to UW-Madison (then just UW) in 1968 to get a graduate degree in social work. She talked about the Welfare Mothers’ March from Milwaukee to Madison and its effect on her. She also talked about her time on campus—Fall 1968 to Spring 1970—particularly as it pertained to her memories and involvement in the student protests of that era.
Flanigan, Beverly
2018-06-14
Hedges, Paul
Ryan, Megan
Reeves, Troy
Copyright 2018, Beverly Flanigan, Madison Public Library, and the University of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
madreunion-032
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Paris Foster, January 12, 2021
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics
Paris Foster shares her experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madison. She talks about how the pandemic has challenged and motivated her to take life more seriously, by participating in the UW Odyssey program, looking after her health, and spending time with family.
Foster, Paris
2021-01-12
Dreyfuss, Karen
Copyright 2021, Paris Foster and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-074
Madison, Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Linda Franklin
Madison (Wis.)
Oral history interview with Linda Franklin for the Living History Project. Linda shares childhood memories of growing up with her family on Fisher Street on the South Side of Madison. She shares stories about attending school at Franklin Elementary, Lincoln Junior High, and Memorial High School; playing at Penn Park; and her career as a performer and singer with the Original Hyperion Oriental Foxtrot Orchestra, the State Street Singers, and the Wisconsin Singers.
Franklin, Linda
2018-09-11
Damon-Moore, Laura C.
Fry, Lynn
Copyright 2018, Linda Franklin and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
south-004
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Chase Frigen, 2020
Social distance
Epidemics
Pianists
Men's chorus
Medicare
Chase Frigen, who has lived in Madison for about a year, talks about his experience during the social distance measures in place in Madison in spring 2020. Chase talks about what his neighborhood looks like right now, and how day-to-day errands have changed due to the Safer at Home order. Chase discusses what working for Medicare health insurance is like right now, and talks about the impact on his work as a pianist for Perfect Harmony Men's Chorus.
Frigen, Chase
2020-05-01
Atwater, Daniel
Romelle Witkins
Copyright 2020, Chase Frigen and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-036
Madison, Wisconsin
Garver Feed Mill story by Mike Fuss and Terrence Tiedt
Industrial buildings
Feed mills
Fires--Wisconsin
Mike Fuss and Terrence (Terry) Tiedt talk about growing up on Madison's east side. Mike shares stories about working as a firefighter with the Madison Fire Department, and the many fires that took place in and around the Garver Feed Mill. Terry and Mike discuss various east side landmarks, including the toboggan run at Olbrich Park, fishing and swimming at Starkweather Creek and Hudson Beach.
Fuss, Mike
Tiedt, Terrence
2019-11-02
Gurske, Jennifer
Lawton, Sarah
Wolff, Jane
Copyright 2019, Mike Fuss, Terrence Tiedt, and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
garver-001
Madison, Wisconsin
Municipal Building story by Eve Galanter
Municipal buildings--Wisconsin
Eve Galanter speaks about her memories of the Municipal Building, including her time on the City Council when the plans for what would become the Monona Terrace were initially discussed.
Galanter, Eve
2018-12-08
White, Sarah
Fry, Lynn
Copyright 2018, Eve Galanter and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
municipal-034
Madison, Wisconsin
Municipal Building story by Mary Gandolfo
Municipal buildings--Wisconsin
Ms. Gandolfo shares her impressions of the Municipal Restored event, including the artworks and performances taking place throughout the building.
Gandolfo, Mary
2018-12-08
Niemeyer, Carmen
Fry, Lynn
Copyright 2018, Mary Gandolfo and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
municipal-037
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Jenie Gao, 2020
Martial arts films
Family relationships
Social distance
Epidemics
Small business
Jenie Gao shares a story about her father through the lens of watching films by martial artist Bruce Lee, and the systemic challenges she's facing as an artist and small business owner during the pandemic and subsequent social distancing measures. <em>This story was recorded for the Madison podcast, Inside Stories. Listen to the full episode and subscribe to the podcast here: <a href="https://inside-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/inside-stories-covid-19-6">https://inside-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/inside-stories-covid-19-6 </a></em>
Gao, Jenie
ca. 2020-05-20
Jane Wolff
Copyright 2020, Jenie Gao. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-037
Madison, Wisconsin
Pink Baby, 2010
Wood cuts (print)
Pink Baby, woodcut on cream-colored Folio paper, 50 x 38 inches, completed by artist Jenie Gao in 2010.
Gao, Jenie
2010
Copyright 2010, Jenie Gao. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
covid19-037b
Pink Baby: Pamphlet, 2010
Pamphlets
Pink Baby: Pamphlet, inkjet on dark blue Fabriano Ingres paper and Mohawk Superfine paper, 5 x 3.5 inches closed, 5 x 7 inches open, completed by artist Jenie Gao in 2010.
Gao, Jenie
2010
Copyright 2010, Jenie Gao. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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Historia oral, entrevista con María García
Madison (Wis.)
Grocers
Restaurants
Latin Americans
Mexican Americans
La Sra. Maria García nos cuenta sobre su experiencia como socia de la tienda Marimar en la ciudad de Madison. La Sra. Maria García nos habla de su comienzo en los negocios, los desafíos que a tenido que superar para mantener un negocio por más de dos décadas. La Sra. Maria García también nos habla de lo difícil que es ser mujer, madre y emprendedora.
Nota de la entrevistadora: Gracias Sra. Maria García, socia de la tienda Marimar por contribuir positivamente a nuestra comunidad y mantener nuestra cultura viva.
Mrs. María García tell us about her experience as a co-ownder of Mercado Marimar in Madison. She tell us about how she got her start in business and the challenges that she's had to overcome to maintain a business for over two decades. She also tells us about the difficulty of being a woman, a mother, and an entrepreneur.
Note from the interviewer: Thank you, Mrs. María García, co-owner of Mercado Marimar for your positive contribution to our community and for keeping our culture alive.
García, María
Madison Public Library
2022-12-13
González, Marisol
Copyright 2022, María García and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
es
Sound
madmex-002
Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
2001-2010
2011-2020
2021-2030
COVID-19 story by Ann Garvin, 2020
Nursing
Medical personnel
Pandemics
Family relationships
Ann Garvin shares her family's story of four generations of nurses and the advice she gives to her daughter, a brand new ICU nurse. <br /><br /><em>This story was originally recorded and shared as part of an episode of the Madison podcast Inside Stories. Listen to that episode and subscribe to the podcast here:<a href="https://inside-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/inside-stories-covid-19-stories-2">https://inside-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/inside-stories-covid-19-stories-2</a></em>
Garvin, Ann
ca. 2020-04
Nick Propheter
Copyright 2020, Ann Garvin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-027
Madison, Wisconsin
Photo of Marc Rosenthal being arrested in an anti-apartheid demonstration at Madison's Capitol Square, 1983
Political activists
In the early 1980s when Marc was the staff person for Community Action on Latin America (CALA), they coordinated a program that brought Victor Rubio of the FMLN/FDR together with Neo Mnumzana of the African National Congress (ANC) to speak. The program was titled "Revolution Knows No boundaries." Linking the anti-apartheid struggle with the Salvadoran revolution was very much in the spirit of the times and their organizing.
This is a photo of Marc being arrested at the "glass bank" on Madison's Capitol Square for blocking the doors in a demonstration demanding divestment from apartheid. It was part of the tent city campaign on the Wisconsin State Capitol lawn.
Gash, Morry
Daily Cardinal
1983-10
Copyright 1983. Daily Cardinal. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
Photograph
madarc-004a
Madison, Wisconsin
Garver Feed Mill story by Jim Gempeler
Agriculture
Industrial buildings
Architects
Feed mills
Jim Gempeler, a residential architect, worked as the unofficial night watchman for the Garver Feed Mill and built a living space for himself into the upper loft of the building. Jim recalls memories of the bats that inhabited the building, chasing the occasional youth visitors out of the building at night, and hosting parties.
Gempeler, Jim
2019-11-02
Schafer, Eric
Wolff, Jane
Copyright 2019, Jim Gempeler and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
garver-007
Madison, Wisconsin
1960s Madison story by Wright George
Madison (Wis.)
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Veterans
George graduated from the University in 1966 and joined the Air Force in August of 1966. George talks about his experience flying planes in Vietnam and talks about his feelings while being overseas, looking back, and the campus involvement.
George, Wright
2018-06-14
Pilot, Avery
Warner, Kristina
Copyright 2018, Wright George, Madison Public Library, and University of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
madreunion-027
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
4th of July story by Mary Giblin
Madison (Wis.)
A short story recorded by Mary Giblin at the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
Giblin, Mary
2016-07-04
Heikkinen, Pei Pei
Copyright 2016, Mary Giblin and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
westmorlandjuly-007
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
1960s Madison Story by David Goldner
Madison (Wis.)
Labor unions
Goldner, originally from New York from a politically aware and active family, talks about the Dow Demonstrations, how he did not actively participate in the sit-in, but was apart of the Black student sit-ins, how that influenced him. He has a brief involvement in labor unions after accusations of starting a union in a Madison restaurant. Later, he went on to study law at Boston University. The political activeness and awareness of the 60s, he can see that in his, and other, children today.
Goldner, David
2018-06-16
Niemeyer, Carmen
Warner, Kristina
Copyright 2018, David Goldner, Madison Public Library, and University of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
madreunion-008
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Historia oral, entrevista con Geovani González
Madison (Wis.)
WORT 89.9 FM
Radio personalities
Mexican Americans
Latin Americans
Community radio
Geovani González nos cuenta sobre sus inicios como locutor y como uno de los pioneros en el programa de radio de Rock en Español en WORT en el que lleva casi 20 años. El nos habla también de los desafíos que ha superado y las satisfacciones que el programa le ha ofrecido ya que hoy es reconocido internacionalmente.
Nota de la entrevistadora: Nos sentimos muy afortunados por contar con un locutor y Dejey de música alternativa en la ciudad de Madison WI. Gracias Geovanni por contribuir positivamente a nuestra comunidad.
Geovani González tell us about his start as a radio host and as a pioneer of Rock en Español show on WORT that he's been doing for almost 20 years. He also tells us about the challenges that he has overcome and the satisfaction of doing a show that is now recognized internationally.
Note from the interviewer: We feel very fortunate for having an alternative music DJ and radio host in Madison. Thank you, Geovani for your positive contribution to our community.
González, Geovani
Madison Public Library
2022-12-07
González, Claudia
Copyright 2022, Geovani González and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
es
Sound
madmex-001
Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
2001-2010
2011-2020
2021-2030
Photo of Geovani González, Madison, 2000s
Madison (Wis.)
WORT 89.9 FM
Radio personalities
Geovani Gonzalez en la cabina de WORT 89.9 FM, conduciendo el programa de Rock en Español, un martes por la noche.
Gonzalez, Geovani
ca 2004-2010
Copyright 2000s, Geovani González and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
image
madmex-001a
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
ca 2004-2010
Photo of Geovani González, Madison, 2020s
Madison (Wis.)
WORT 89.9 FM
Radio personalities
Geovani Gonzalez at the WORT 89.9 FM, studios hosting the Rock en Español, on a Wednesday evening.
Geovani Gonzalez en los estudios de WORT 89.9 FM, conduciendo el programa Rock en Español un miércoles por la noche.
Gonzalez, Geovani
ca 2019-2022
Copyright 2020s, Geovani González and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
image
madmex-001d
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
ca 2019-2022
COVID-19 story by Marisol González, 2020
Parenthood
Family relationships
Quarantine
Pandemics
Marisol González describes her idea of what quarantine / Safer at Home would look like: the opportunity to learn new things, practice meditation, yoga, and other activities. Marisol shares a humorous view of what she thought or hoped homeschooling her children would be like, and the reality of managing technology and communication with school and work at a distance.<br /><br /><em>This story was originally recorded and shared as part of an episode of the Madison podcast Inside Stories. Listen to that episode and subscribe to the podcast here: <a href="https://inside-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/inside-stories-covid-19-stories-1">https://inside-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/inside-stories-covid-19-stories-1</a></em>
González, Marisol
2020-04
Glaeser, Colleen
Witkins, Romelle
Copyright 2020, Marisol Gonzalez. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-019
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Marisol Gonzalez, October 22, 2020
COVID-19 (Disease)
Marisol Gonzalez shares her experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madison. Posing the question, "Does the pandemic help us to be more human?", Marisol describes supporting her young daughter through an incident where she witnessed Coronavirus-related xenophobia at school. She reflects on her own experiences with racism, and uses this as a learning opportunity for her daughter. She encourages others, as well, to build empathy and examine how the pandemic might change the way we relate to one another.
Gonzalez, Marisol
2020-10-22
Torres, Andres
Gostomski, Carrie
Bergmann, Frances
Copyright 2020, Marisol Gonzalez and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-068
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Bresha Green, November 14, 2020
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics
Bresha Green shares her experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madison. She talks about going to the ER with flu symptoms in January 2020, before COVID-19 testing was available, and noting how strange it seemed that both the waiting room and hospital beds were full. She describes severe symptoms and 2-3 weeks' recovery time, but does not know for certain whether she had COVID during that time. Bresha also shares the challenges of protecting both the physical health of her family and her own mental health throughout this period of isolation.
Green, Bresha
2020-11-14
Dreyfuss, Karen
Copyright 2020, Bresha Green and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-071
Madison, Wisconsin
Danielle Y. Hairston-Green
Green, Domonique
Copyright Domonique Green. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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COVID-19 story by Kendra Greendeer, March 9, 2021
Epidemics
COVID-19 (Disease)
Pregnancy
Ho-Chunk Indians
Kendra Greendeer shares her experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madison. She talks about experiencing pregnancy for the first time and describes how the pandemic disrupted the home birth she had envisioned for her daughter, Caaxota. Kendra also shares what it was like spending the summer of 2020 with her partner in Minneapolis during the aftermath of George Floyd's murder.
Greendeer, Kendra
2021-03-09
Pauliot, Molli
Copyright 2021, Kendra Greendeer and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-081
Madison, Wisconsin
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Oral history interview with Sylvia Dworetzky Grunes
Madison (Wis.)
Religious communities
Ethnic neighborhoods
Jewish community centers--Wisconsin
Yiddish theater
Urban renewal
Sylvia Dworetzky Grunes grew up in the tight knit Jewish community in Madison's Greenbush neighborhood, with her Yiddish-speaking Russian immigrant parents. Sylvia lived with her family in several residences in the Greenbush neighborhood beginning with her birth in 1926 until her marriage in 1946. The family home at 31 S. Mills St. was demolished as part of the 1960s era Triangle Urban Renewal Project which displaced many residents from the Greenbush neighborhood. The site of the former family home was later used to build the new Neighborhood House, still in operation today.
Sylvia shares her recollections of Longfellow elementary school, and the Jewish butchers, grocery stores and synagogues clustered along Mound St. She also describes her time at the Freida Weinstein Workmen’s Circle, on N. Mills St. The “Arbiter Ring” as the Workmen’s Circle organization was called in Yiddish, provided mutual aid for the Jewish community, as well as secular instruction for children in Yiddish culture and language.
Grunes, Sylvia Dworetzky
Madison Public Library
2022-12-03
Einstein, Daniel
Copyright 2023, Sylvia Dworetzky Grunes and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
madjewish-001
Madison, Wisconsin
Hand-drawn map of Greenbush neighborhood
Map drawing
Maps
Neighborhoods
Hand-drawn map of the historic Greenbush / Triangle neighborhood in Madison, Wisconsin.
Guastella, Tony
Copyright Tony Guastella. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
gree-003g
Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Kevin Hage, 2020
Elementary schools
Music education
School districts
Kevin Hage describes spending time at home during the Safer at Home order in Madison in spring 2020. Kevin describes the process of teaching elementary school music remotely, and how different the day to day tasks are from in-person teaching.
Hage, Kevin
2020-04-18
Atwater, Daniel
Copyright 2020, Kevin Hage and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-016
Madison, Wisconsin
4th of July story by Mitchell Hagopian
Madison (Wis.)
A short story recorded by Mitchell Hagopian at the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
Hagopian, Mitchell
2016-07-04
Kazmarek, Marie
Copyright 2016, Mitchell Hagopian and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
westmorlandjuly-004
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Erica Hainz, 2020
Elections--United States
Election workers
Public libraries
Erica Hainz describes working at the Central Library on the day before the Safer at Home order went into effect in Madison, Wisconsin on March 17, 2020. Erica describes working as an election worker assisting with curbside voting on Election Day for the presidential primary election.
Hainz, Erica
2020-04-17
Damon-Moore, Laura
Christy Doskocil
Romelle Witkins
Copyright 2020, Erica Hainz and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
Lapham Elementary School playground closed due to Safer at Home, 2020
Playgrounds
Pandemics
Public health
COVID-19
A photograph shows caution tape around the playground equipment at Lapham Elementary School in Madison, Wisconsin. The playgrounds are closed due to the Safer at Home order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020.
Hainz, Erica
ca. 2020-04
Copyright 2020, Erica Hainz. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
covid19-017a
Madison, Wisconsin
Lapham Elementary School playground closed due to Safer at Home order, 2020
Playgrounds
Public health
Pandemics
COVID-19
A photograph shows the blacktop of Lapham Elementary School's playground surrounded by caution tape. School playgrounds and public park playgrounds were closed due to the Safer at Home order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020.
Hainz, Erica
ca. 2020-04
Copyright 2020, Erica Hainz. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
covid19-017b
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Danielle Y. Hairston-Green, 2020
Epidemics
Social distance
Family relationships
Man-woman relationships
Danielle Y. Hairston-Green recounts an extended visit to her ex-partner's home during social distance measures. This story was recorded for an episode of the Madison podcast Inside Stories. <em>To hear the full episode and subscribe to the podcast, click here: <a href="https://inside-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/inside-stories-covid-19-5">https://inside-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/inside-stories-covid-19-5</a></em>
Hairston-Green, Danielle Y.
2020-05-04
Nick Propheter
Copyright 2020, Danielle Y. Hairston-Green. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-033
COVID-19 story by Sharisse Hancock, January 15, 2021
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics
Sharisse Hancock shares her experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madison. She talks about the financial hardships her family has experienced throughout the pandemic. She describes an incident of COVID exposure, and reflects on how quarantine periods and time at home over the past year have brought her family closer together. Sharisse also shares how her faith has uplifted her and her church community even when it's not possible to gather inside of the church itself.
Hancock, Sharisse
2021-01-15
Torres, Andres
Copyright 2021, Sharisse Hancock and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-075
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Denise Hardnett, August 7, 2020
Epidemics
COVID-19 (Disease)
Denise Hardnett shares her experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madison. She shares that she has lost friends and family to the virus and talks about how she relies on her faith and creative projects to maintain hope. She talks about being a strong source of support for her family in the midst of the pandemic, racial injustice, and unemployment, and shares her perspective on what kinds of community support are needed throughout the city to address these issues.
Hardnett, Denise
2020-08-07
Dreyfuss, Karen
Copyright 2020, Denise Hardnett and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-063
Madison, Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Dr. Richard Harris
Madison (Wis.)
South Madison Neighborhood
Oral history interview with Dr. Richard Harris. Dr. Harris recounts his childhood in the South Madison neighborhood, beginning in the 1930s before South Madison was part of the City of Madison. Dr. Harris highlights the experience of Black Madisonians, particularly the activism of a group of women he calls the Mothers Watch, as well as the activism of church leaders at Mount Zion Baptist Church and other Black churches. He recounts several stories of Black Madison residents who were unable to find professional career opportunities, and describes the discrimination experienced by Black residents of the Greenbush / Triangle neighborhood during the urban renewal period of the 1960s.
Harris, Richard, 1937-
Madison Public Library
2018-01-04
Damon-Moore, Laura C.
Wolff, Jane
Copyright 2018, Dr. Richard Harris and Madison Public Library. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
south-002
Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Municipal Building story by Jenny Heck
Municipal buildings--Wisconsin
Jenny Heck relates her experiences and feelings about the Municipal Building renovation, specifically about the music and art present at the Municipal Restored event and her hopes for continuing engagement with the community.
Heck, Jenny
2018-12-08
Lawton, Jaclyn
Fry, Lynn
Copyright 2018, Jenny Heck and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
municipal-032
Madison, Wisconsin
4th of July story by Jeff Heinz
Madison (Wis.)
A short story recorded by Jeff Heinz about the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
Heinz, Jeff
2016-07-03
Myers, Jim
Copyright 2016, Jeff Heinz and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
westmorlandjuly-013
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Garver Feed Mill story by Lynn Slattery Hellmuth
Sculptors
Sculpture
Mixed media (Art)
Sculptor Lynn Slattery Hellmuth shares her story about renting space in the Garver Feed Mill building to use as her sculpture studio.
Hellmuth, Lynn Slattery
2019-11-02
Gurske, Jennifer
Wolff, Jane
Copyright 2019, Lynn Slattery Hellmuth and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
COVID-19 story by Michelle Herbrand, 2020
Epidemics
Public libraries
Family relationships
Social distance
Michelle Herbrand describes what work with Madison Public Library looks like at the time of Safer at Home social distancing measures. Michelle shares updates about her family, what her social life looks like right now, and the process of planning for curbside pickup at the library.
Herbrand, Michelle
2020-05-01
Atwater, Daniel
Glaeser, Colleen
Bergmann, Frances
Copyright 2020, Michelle Herbrand and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
covid19-050
Madison, Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Dennis Herling
Madison (Wis.)
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident Dennis Herling, who lived in the neighborhood 1943-1962.
Herling, Dennis
2014-06-11
Martinelli, Tom
Copyright 2014, Dennis Herling and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
westmorland-019a
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Dennis Herling (Family History)
Madison (Wis.)
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident Dennis Herling, focusing on his family's history.
Herling, Dennis
2015-11-03
Martinelli, Tom
Copyright 2015, Dennis Herling and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
westmorland-019b
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Edith Lawrence Hilliard
Madison (Wis.)
High school buildings
Oral history interview for the Living History Project with Edith Hilliard. Edith speaks to her childhood memories of growing up in the historic Greenbush neighborhood, on Mound Street and Conklin Court. She attended Washington Elementary School and recounts winning an election for sixth grade class president. Edith recalls the close-knit nature of the Greenbush neighborhood and the fact that she still spends time with many former neighbors and Central High School classmates.
Hlliard, Edith Lawrence
Madison Public Library
2018-01-24
Damon-Moore, Laura C.
Fry, Lynn
Copyright 2018, Edith Lawrence Hilliard and Madison Public Library. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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gree-002
Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Billy Feitlinger, Madison, 2023
Madison (Wis.)
Sister Cities
El Salvador
Billy Feitlinger has worked for social and economic justice for all throughout his adult life and he served Madison, Dane County and the State of Wisconsin in many ways over his long career in public service. He co-founded Common Wealth Development Corporation in 1979 and was elected to Madison’s Common Council 3 times during the 1980s. He served as executive assistant to Dane County Executive, Kathleen Falk and he was the Executive Director of WIARA (Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans) from 2004-2015. This photo was taken in 2023 by his wife, Susie Hobart.
Hobart, Susan
Madison Public Library
2023
Feitlinger, William
Copyright 2023, Susie Hobart and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
madarc-003a
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by James Hodge, January 5, 2021
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics
James Hodge shares his experience as a high school student during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madison. He describes what it was like when his school shut down abruptly in March, and the challenges of online classes. He talks about losing touch with friends, missing out on experiences he was looking forward to, and his fears about both the virus and the vaccine. James also shares how he has grown through the experience of spending time with himself, and how much he will appreciate life after the pandemic is over.
Hodge, James
2021-01-05
Dreyfuss, Karen
Copyright 2021, James Hodge and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-073
Madison, Wisconsin
Tenney Park celebration, Caroline Hoffman, 2019
Neighborhoods--United States
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Caroline Hoffman.
Hoffman, Caroline
2019-05-19
Orman, Joseph
Winecke, Emily
Copyright 2019, Caroline Hoffman and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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tenney-007
Madison, Wisconsin
Tenney Park celebration, May "Gigi" Holland, 2019
Neighborhoods--United States
Parks
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Gigi Holland.
Holland, May "Gigi"
2019-05-19
Griskavich, Carol
Skarlupka, Joe
Foy, Briony
Copyright 2019, May "Gigi" Holland and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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tenney-015
Madison, Wisconsin
1960s Madison story by Phyllis Holman Weisbard
Madison (Wis.)
Jewish students
Draft resisters
Holman Weisbard opens up about her time in Madison during the late 1960s. She discusses the influence of the Hillel foundation as a cornerstone for the leftist movement, the draft resistance and the influence of Harvey Goldberg on the student population.
Holman Weisbard, Phyllis
2018-06-15
Niemeyer, Carmen
Warner, Kristina
Copyright 2018, Phyllis Holman Weisbard, Madison Public Library, and University of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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madreunion-024
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Photograph of Monkey Island
Madison (Wis.)
Zoos
Parks--Wisconsin
Spectators looking at the Monkey Island at Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). This is one of many images photographed by Harold Hone for "Wisconsin: A Guide to the Badger State."
Hone, Harold N.
Copyright Wisconsin Historical Society. All right reserved. For more information, contact the Wisconsin Historical Society.
gree-004b
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
4th of July story by Midge Hrncirik
Madison (Wis.)
A short story recorded by Midge Hrncirik at the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
Hrncirik, Midge
2016-07-04
Heikkinen, Pei Pei
Copyright 2016, Midge Hrncirik and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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westmorlandjuly-009
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
1960s Madison Story by Charles (Chuck) Hunt
Madison (Wis.)
Student protesters
During his three years as a student, Chuck Hunt participated in anti-war protests with Students for a Democratic Society and was beaten by police for his participation in the Dow riot. Hunt marks his experience in the fall of 1967 as a turning point in his life that changed his perspective of government and authority in the United States. As a conscientious objector, Hunt received an alternative service position on peace research and publishing in Boston. Returning to Madison for a few years, Hunt continued work with SDS in Wisconsin. Back on campus, Chuck expressed a need for reparations from the university for their responses to students in the 1960s.
Hunt, Charles
2018-06-14
Niemeyer, Carmen
Copyright 2018, Charles (Chuck) Hunt, Madison Public Library, and University of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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madreunion-005
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by David Hunt, 2020
Epidemics
Hospitals
David Hunt, who works as support staff for a hospital in Madison, describes his work and home life since mid-March as confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Dane County rose and as the Safer at Home order went into place.
Hunt, David
2020-03-31
Damon-Moore, Laura
Copyright 2020,David Hunt and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-004
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Brian Lee Huynh, 2020
College students
Epidemics
College campuses
Social distance
Family relationships
Brian Lee Huynh shares a story about his experience finishing the 2020 academic year at home, due to social distance measures in place in Wisconsin. Brian reflects on how being at home with his family has helped them reconnect and become closer at this time.<br /><br />This story was recorded for the Madison podcast, <em>Inside Stories</em>. To hear the full episode and to subscribe to the podcast, click here: <a href="https://inside-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/inside-stories-covid-19-6">https://inside-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/inside-stories-covid-19-6</a>
Huynh, Brian Lee
2020-05-06
Jane Wolff
Copyright 2020, Brian Lee Huynh. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-042
Madison, Wisconsin
Brian Lee Huynh and family, 2020
Huynh, Brian Lee
2020
Copyright 2020, Brian Lee Huynh. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
covid19-042a
Oral history interview with Shirley Inhorn and Stan Inhorn
Madison (Wis.)
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood residents Shirley Inhorn and Stan Inhorn.
Inhorn, Shirley
Inhorn, Stanley L.
2013-06-02
Murphy, Jan
Copyright 2013, Shirley Inhorn, Stan Inhorn, and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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westmorland-017
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Photograph of Clara Franklin with sweet potato pie
Madison (Wis.)
Neighborhoods
A photograph of Clara Franklin holding two sweet potato pies in front of the Park Plaza Discount Center on Madison's South side.
Jackson, Joseph W.
Wisconsin State Journal
1983
Copyright Wisconsin State Journal. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
south-004i
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Tenney Park celebration, Ed Jepsen, 2019
Neighborhoods--United States
Parks
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Ed Jepsen.
Jepsen, Ed
2019-05-19
2020-05-13
Griskavich, Carol
Foy, Briony
Copyright 2019, Ed Jepsen and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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tenney-017
Madison, Wisconsin
Tenney Park celebration, Jackie Kaplan, 2019
Neighborhoods--United States
Parks
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Jackie Kaplan.
Kaplan, Jackie
2019-05-19
2020-05-13
Orman, Joseph
Foy, Briony
Copyright 2019, Jackie Kaplan and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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tenney-006
Madison, Wisconsin
4th of July story by Mike Kass
Madison (Wis.)
A short story recorded by Mike Kass at the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
Kass, Mike
2016-07-04
Heikkinen, Pei Pei
Copyright 2016, Mike Kass and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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westmorlandjuly-011
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
1960s Madison story by Noel Kent
Madison (Wis.)
Kent transferred from NYU in 1963 after visiting his sister who was studying for her masters. Kent talks about the experience of an education at the University, the lifelong friendships he gained, and how influential his time here was for the rest of his life and career.
Kent, Noel J.
2018-06-15
Damon-Moore, Laura
Warner, Kristina
Copyright 2018, Noel Kent, Madison Public Library, and University of Wisconsin-Madison. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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madreunion-033
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Tenney Park celebration, Suzanne Keyes Rybeck, 2019
Neighborhoods--United States
Parks
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Suzanne Keyes Rybeck.
Keyes Rybeck, Suzanne
2019-05-19
2020-15-13
Griskavich, Carol
Foy, Briony
Copyright 2019, Suzanne Keyes Rybeck and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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tenney-012
Madison, Wisconsin
1960s Madison story by Glen Kielley
Madison (Wis.)
Student protesters
Kielley briefly discusses in this interview making his way towards the front of the Dow Demonstration line, his observations, and finding his picture on the front of the Wisconsin State Journal.
Kielley, Glen
2018-06-15
Trautner, Nick
Warner, Kristina
Copyright 2018, Glen Kielley, Madison Public Library, and University of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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madreunion-014
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Paul and Jim Killerlain
Bus drivers
Bus driving
Transportation agencies
Buses
Paul Killerlain and Jim Killerlain talk about their respective careers working on teams at Madison Metro. Both narrators discuss their work as bus drivers, and what bus driving in Madison was like in the 1950s through the 1990s. Paul and Jim talk about the shift from the privately-owned Madison Bus Company to the establishment of the City's Metro department. Jim Killerlain discusses the training program for new drivers that he and others established and facilitated at Metro, which is still in existence today.
Killerlain, Paul
Killerlain, Jim
2019-12-12
Damon-Moore, Laura
Copyright 2019, Paul Killerlain, Jim Killerlain, and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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metro-001
Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Mark Koranda, 2020
Psychology students
Epidemics
Graduate students
Computer programming
Mark Koranda describes his experience as a graduating UW-Madison Ph.D. student during the social distance measures that were put in place in Madison in the spring of 2020. Mark shares a story about some project work he did on a national scale for <a href="https://www.coronawhy.org">CoronaWhy</a>, helping to analyze and organize research data about COVID-19 using computer algorithms. Mark talks about the days leading up to the Safer at Home order, and steps he took to prepare to shelter in place.
Koranda, Mark
2020-04-23
Torres, Andres
Romelle Witkins
Jane Wolff
Copyright 2020, Mark Koranda and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-034
Madison, Wisconsin
Third grade pen pals, 2020
Postcards
Youth
Social distance
Written response about this image: Seeing my children write letters and postcards to family and friends has been an unexpected blessing during this time. They cut right to the chase: I hate not seeing you. I can’t wait to hug you. I miss getting licorice from you. I hope these days pass soon. --Robin Krueger, April 2020
Krueger, H.
2020-04-22
Krueger, Robin
Copyright 2020, H. Krueger and Robin Krueger. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-image001
4th of July story by Joan Laessig and Betsy Laessig Stary
Madison (Wis.)
A short story recorded by Joan Laessig and Betsy Laessig Stary at the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
Laessig, Joan
Laessig Stary, Betsy
2016-07-04
Marie Kazmarek
Copyright 2016, Joan Laessig, Betsy Laessig Stary, and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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westmorlandjuly-001
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Chuck Lane
Madison (Wis.)
South Madison Neighborhood
Oral history interview with Chuck Lane. Chuck is the current owner of Lane's Bakery in the South Madison neighborhood, originally established by his grandfather in 1954. Chuck talks about baking since he was six years old, learning from the knowledge passed down to him by his parents, and taking over the business along with his brother. He also shares memories of growing up in South Madison and the strong community ties he's maintained over the decades.
Lane, Chuck
Madison Public Library
2021-08-27
Braxton, Char
Copyright 2021, Chuck Lane and Madison Public Library. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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south-007
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Catherine Lanser, 2020
Social distance
Family relationships
Digital communications
Epidemics
Catherine Lanser shares her reflections on digital and virtual communications with family and coworkers during the COVID-19 pandemic and Safer at Home orders. <em>This story was recorded as part of the Madison podcast Inside Stories. Listen to the full episode and subscribe to the podcast here: <a href="https://inside-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/inside-stories-covid-19-5">https://inside-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/inside-stories-covid-19-5</a></em>
Lanser, Catherine
2020-05-04
Colleen Glaeser
Copyright 2020, Catherine Lanser. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-035
COVID-19 story by Carlee Latimer, 2020
COVID-19
Social distance
Public libraries
Artists and community
Madison Public Library staff member Carlee Latimer discusses her work with the library's creativity platform The Bubbler in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, how the library's closure and the wider Safer at Home order is affecting artists in Madison, and what she's doing to stay connected to others while practicing physical distancing.
Latimer, Carlee
2020-03-30
Damon-Moore, Laura
Spies, David
Copyright 2020, Carlee Latimer and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-003
Madison, Wisconsin
Garbage at Olbrich Park, Madison, 2020
Parks
Recreation areas
A photograph shows detritus on the lake shore in Olbrich Park on Madison's east side in early spring, 2020.
Latimer, Carlee
March 2020
Copyright 2020, Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
covid19-003a
Madison, Wisconsin
Garbage on lakeshore, Madison, 2020
Parks
Recreation areas
A photograph shows detritus on the lake shore in Olbrich Park on Madison's east side in early spring, 2020.
Latimer, Carlee
March, 2020
Copyright 2020, Carlee Latimer. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
covid19-003b
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by James Latimer, December 8, 2020
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics
Music
Percussionist, Professor Emeritus in the UW-Madison School of Music, and current director of the Capitol City Band, James Latimer shares his knowledge about the role that music plays in our lives. In this interview, he discusses how COVID-19 has negatively impacted interactive musical performance that strives to connect people, and defines the terms by which we can begin to understand how music informs human experience overall. “In the area between sound and silence,” he says, “is where music begins.” Not only does its magic enrich our lives, Latimer asserts, but “(i)t is fundamental to our existence.”
Latimer, James
2020-12-08
Hankel, Guy
Copyright 2020, James Latimer and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-087
Madison, Wisconsin
Mary Kay Baum and Sue Lloyd, 25th MASCP Anniversary celebration at the Cardinal Bar, Madison (Wis.), 2011.
Madison (Wis.)
Political activists
Madison-Arcatao Sister City Project (MASCP)
Mary Kay( left) was a guest of honor at MASCP’s 25th Anniversary. She is pictured here with Sue Lloyd, another long time supporter and active member of MASCP. Sue and her husband, the Rev. Art Lloyd, were both passionate supporters of CALA and MASCP. Art died in 2015 and we mourned Sue’s passing in Feb of 2022.
Laurion, Joan
2011-10-10
Copyright 2011, Joan Laurion and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
image
madarc-002c
Madison, Wisconsin
2011
Photo of Early MASCP Organizers at 25th Anniversary celebration at the Cardinal Bar, Madison (Wis.), 2011
Political activists
Madison-Arcatao Sister City Project
This photo was taken at MASCP's 25th anniversary party in the spring of 2011 in Madison,WI. The guests of honor were Augustin Menjívar, head of the Junta Directiva in Arcatao at that time, and these very early supporters of MASCP: (from left to right) Augustin Menjívar, Mary Kay Baum, Prudence Barber, Marc Rosenthal, Eric Popkin, Tim Lohrentz and Jane Hammatt- Kavaloski. Ricardo Gonzalez donated both rooms of the Cardinal Bar for the reunion and Antonio Quintanilla's Salvadoran band played at this lively reunion of old and new friends!
Laurion, Joan
Madison Public Library
Copyright 2011, Joan Laurion. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
Photograph
madarc-004c
Madison, Wisconsin
Municipal Building story by Jaclyn Lawton
Municipal buildings--Wisconsin
Jacki Lawton recalls her memories of attending public meetings in the former courtroom of the Madison Municipal Building.
Lawton, Jaclyn
2018-12-08
Boll, Ardina
Fry, Lynn
Copyright 2018, Jaclyn Lawton and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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municipal-030
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Sarah Lawton, 2020
Epidemics
Public libraries
Social distance
Sarah Lawton describes her experience as a neighborhood library supervisor who opened a brand-new library on Madison's east side just days prior to the Safer at Home social distancing measures in March 2020. Sarah talks about staff and community reactions to the public health situation in Madison, and discusses her hopes for the future of public libraries in a post-pandemic world.
Lawton, Sarah
2020-05-28
Atwater, Daniel
Hainz, Erica
Glaeser, Colleen
Copyright 2020, Sarah Lawton and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-051
Madison, Wisconsin
1960s Madison story by Nancy Lee
Madison (Wis.)
Nancy Lee, originally from Montgomery, AL, came to the University in 1962 as an English major. Lee discusses her time working at the Memorial Union, from the friendships she created and memorable events of being robbed at gunpoint. She talks about her parents moving to Madison, her living situations, and meeting Steve Miller.
Lee, Nancy
2018-06-15
Niemeyer, Carmen
Warner, Kristina
Copyright 2018, Nancy Lee, Madison Public Library, and University of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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madreunion-021
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Oral history interview with John Leichtenberg
Madison (Wis.)
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident John Leichtenberg.
Leichtenberg, John
2014-10-02
Martinelli, Tom
Copyright 2014, John Leichtenberg and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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westmorland-020
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Municipal Building story by Stuart (Stu) Levitan, Municipal Restored
Municipal buildings--Wisconsin
Municipal government
Stu Levitan describes his experiences in the Madison Municipal Building, including many meetings with city staff about ordinances and committee work. He discusses some memorable events like the work done with Community Development on Revival Ridge in the Allied neighborhood, and with the Landmarks Commission regarding the Edgewater property downtown.
Levitan, Stuart D.
2018-12-08
Niemeyer, Carmen
Fry, Lynn
Copyright 2018, Stuart (Stu) Levitan and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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municipal-038
Madison, Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Ann Libert
Madison (Wis.)
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident, Ann Libert.
Libert, Ann
2015-04-31
Huntington, Joy
Copyright 2015, Ann Libert and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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westmorland-021
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Jennifer Libert, 2020
Voting
Elections--Wisconsin
Absentee voting
Jennifer Libert describes her experience working with the City Clerk's office, first in preparing absentee ballots to send by mail, and then as a poll worker on Election Day during the Wisconsin presidential primary.
Libert, Jennifer
2020-04-20
Torres, Andres
Copyright 2020, Jennifer Libert and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-013
Madison, Wisconsin
1960s Madison Story by David Lipsky
Madison (Wis.)
Though David was involved in many of the anti-war activities in Madison in the late 1960s, he recalled his activism with environmental issues while in town for the Madison Reunion. He was a founding organizer of the Science Students Union and provided supporting research for an Environmental Defense Fund’s lawsuit against the Chemical Manufacturers Association of America. Lipsky continued research on DDT in defense of the environment and attended graduate school at Stony Brook University in New York. He has been working on environmental issues since his first job at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and continued participation in environmental activism in Long Island, NY.
Lipsky, David
2018-06-14
Niemeyer, Carmen
Copyright 2018, David Lipsky, Madison Public Library, and University of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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madreunion-009
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Kent Liska
Madison (Wis.)
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident Kent Liska.
Liska, Kent
2013-06-17
Perkins, Barb
Copyright 2013, Kent Liska and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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westmorland-003a
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
1960s Madison story by Donovan and Ellen Ljung
Madison (Wis.)
Don and Ellen met at UW-Madison; Ellen as an undergraduate and Don as a graduate student in physics. Met at a new student mixer. Don and Ellen speak to the political climate on campus and participation in war protests. In the late sixties, Ellen especially became aware of and participated in Black Studies movement and anti-war movement. Ellen describes gradually coming to the feminist movement. Don had office in Sterling Hall; the bombing had a major impact on the Physics Department, personally and professionally. Both speak about the profound life changes they experienced at UW, and about the push-pull of social and cultural views and movements.
Ljung, Donovan
Ljung, Ellen
June 14, 2018-June 16, 2018
Maij Xiong
Copyright 2018, Donovan Ljung, Ellen Ljung, Madison Public Library, and University of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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madreunion-012
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
1960s Madison story by Lisa and Mark Loder
Madison (Wis.)
Popular music--1961-1970
Mark and Lisa Loder met at the University from two different background. They talk about the influence of music on their time here, what it was like going to college during the Vietnam Era and how Mark ended up evading the draft. Their time spent on campus influenced them for the rest of their lives.
Loder, Lisa
Loder, Mark
2018-06-16
Roberts, Michala
Warner, Kristina
Copyright 2018, Lisa Loder, Mark Loder, Madison Public Library, and University of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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madreunion-018
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Jamie Lovely, July 17, 2020
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics
Jamie Lovely shares her experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madison. She talks about balancing the many roles she plays in her family life, including virtual schooling and caring for children with special needs. She also reflects on the Black Lives Matter movement and what allyship and activism look like for her during this time.
Lovely, Jamie
2020-07-17
Torres, Andres
Propheter, Nicholas
Bergmann, Frances
Copyright 2020, Jamie Lovely and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-059
Madison, Wisconsin
1960s Madison story by Joan Lowery
Madison (Wis.)
Restaurants--Employees--Labor unions
Lowery, originally from New York, came to the University to see what life was like for the rest of the United States. She talks about her involvement in unionizing a Greek Restaurant on State Street, Summer Vista prior to school, and the empowerment of going to school in Madison.
Lowery, Joan
June 14-June 16, 2018
Hoff, Stephanie
Warner, Kristina
Copyright 2018, Joan Lowery, Madison Public Library, and University of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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madreunion-017
Madison, Wisonsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
HISTORIC PRESERVATION CERTIFICATION APPLICATION - Garver Feed Mill
Industrial buildings
Historic preservation
Application submitted to the National Park Service to certify the building that housed Garver Feed Mill and Supply Company added to the National Register of Historic Places.
MacRostie Historic Advisors
Baum Revision
2014-05
Copyright 2014, MacRostie Historic Advisors and Baum Revision. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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garver-010
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Denise Maddox, July 20, 2020
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics
Denise Maddox shares her experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madison. Denise talks about homeschooling her grandson and the lifestyle changes her family has made in order to stay safe. She talks about her mental and physical health, and the loss of several loved ones in her community.
Maddox, Denise
2020-07-20
Torres, Andres
Witkins, Romelle
Copyright 2020, Denise Maddox and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-058
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Tina Marie Maes, 2020
Public libraries
Family relationships
Social distance
Technical services (Libraries)
Epidemics
Tina Marie Maes describes what library work in cataloging and technical services has looked like during the social distance measures put in place in Madison in spring 2020. Tina discusses tentative plans for what the workplace in the Central Library will look like as the Safer at Home order is phased out.
Maes, Tina Marie
2020-05-09
Atwater, Daniel
Glaeser, Colleen
Bergmann, Frances
Copyright 2020, Tina Marie Maes and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-038
Madison, Wisconsin
Tina Marie Maes
A selfie photograph of narrator Tina Marie Maes.
Maes, Tina Marie
Copyright 2020, Tina Marie Maes. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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4th of July story by Jesse Mangerson
Madison (Wis.)
A short story recorded by Jesse Mangerson about the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
Mangerson, Jesse
2016-07-03
Myers, Jim
Copyright 2016, Jesse Mangerson and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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westmorlandjuly-014
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Former Westmorland neighborhood residents, 2010
Retirement communities
Neighborhoods
Former Westmorland residents gather at the Oakwood Retirement Community for a discussion of their memories of the Westmorland neighborhood, July 28, 2010.
Martinelli, Tom
2010-07-28
Copyright 2010, Tom Martinelli. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
westmorland-025
Madison, Wisconsin
Close Call
Poetry
Epidemics
Social distance
A poem by Dana Maya, about social distance measures in Madison, Wisconsin, in spring 2020.
Maya, Dana
2020-05-06
Copyright 2020, Dana Maya. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-043
Madison, Wisconsin
Photograph of Greg Mickells with interviewer, Municipal Restored, 2018
Photograph of Greg Mickells talking with interview Sarah White during Municipal Restored event.
Mazur, Beverly
2018-12-08
Copyright 2018, Beverly Mazur. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
municipal-035a
Madison, Wisconsin
4th of July story by Kathy McAleese
Madison (Wis.)
A short story recorded by Kathy McAleese at the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
McAleese, Kathy
2016-07-04
Heikkinen, Pei Pei
Copyright 2016, Kathy McAleese and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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westmorlandjuly-010
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Nikyra McCann, August 31, 2020
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics
Nikyra McCann shares her experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madison. Her father, now recovered, was diagnosed with COVID-19; she describes the severity of his illness, and what it was like to have to quarantine and not see him during that time. On the other hand, she shares how the change of pace has given her the opportunity to work toward her aspirations and to inspire hope in others. She discusses her work with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI-Dane County) and encourages people to reach out if they are struggling with their mental health.
McCann, Nikyra
2020-08-31
Torres, Andres
Libert, Jennifer
Bergmann, Frances
Copyright 2020, Nikyra McCann and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-066
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Susie McCormick, 2020
COVID-19
pandemics
Safer at Home orders
Illnesses
Susie McCormick shares her experience becoming ill during the COVID-19 pandemic. She describes her symptoms, virtual doctors' visits, and going to the emergency room and being tested for COVID-19.
In addition to Susie's audio story, she writes the following addendum: I completely lost my appetite with the sore throat and then, beginning with the fever, I had digestive issues and was unable to keep even bland food in for about 5 days. I finally went with a liquid diet the 6th day and then was gradually able to keep food in but my appetite was nonexistent and I had continuing nausea for about 2-1/2 weeks. I couldn’t taste food or smell it. I lost 6 pounds in that first 10 days of being sick and didn’t gain it back.
I also had a virtual visit a week after the fever when I felt my breathing issues weren’t improving at all. The doctor I spoke with felt trying 5 days of a high dose of prednisone might help improve things. I completed that course and it really didn’t have the usual effect of instantly making things better that I’ve usually seen in the past with a bronchitis or something. I was still using rescue inhalers and nebulizers throughout and it was another week or 10 days beyond that when I was able to reduce use of those. -- Susie McCormick, April 2020
McCormick, Susan
2020-04-13
Damon-Moore, Laura
Copyright 2020, Susie McCormick and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-005
Madison, Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Ardith McDowell
Madison (Wis.)
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident Ardith McDowell.
McDowell, Ardith
2013-06-21
May, Carolyn
Copyright 2013, Ardith McDowell and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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westmorland-004
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Mike McGrath, 2020
Epidemics
Social distance
Elections
Neighborhoods
Mike McGrath describes the experience of the Safer at Home order during the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020. Mike talks about what his neighborhood looks like at the moment, and describes what library work from home is like during this time.
McGrath, Mike
2020-04-24
Atwater, Daniel
Propheter, Nicholas
Glaeser, Colleen
Copyright 2020, Mike McGrath and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-049
Madison, Wisconsin
Oral history interview with John McKenna III
Madison (Wis.)
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident John McKenna III.
McKenna, John III
2015-08-17
Martinelli, Tom
Copyright 2015, John McKenna III and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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westmorland-022
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Students from the Workmen’s Circle School, Madison, 1933.
Madison (Wis.)
Jewish community centers--Wisconsin
Yiddish language--Study and teaching (Elementary)
Students from the Workmen’s Circle school assembled on the stage of the Labor Lyceum. At the center of the group is the school’s principal and only teacher, Philip Seigel. Students would be taught to: “read, write and speak the Yiddish language, the Jewish history, literature and biographies of champions of human liberty, also current events, dramatics, singing, and to imbue them with the progressive ideas of our time.”
After attending her regular classes at Longfellow public elementary school, Sylvia Dworetsky Grunes attended this program four afternoons each week for an additional hour of Yiddish instruction.
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
Madison Public Library
1933
Wisconsin Historical Society
Wisconsin Historical Society digital collection, image ID 17442
Photograph
madjewish-001b
Madison (WIs.)
Detail from the image "Students from the Workmen’s Circle school," Madison, 1933.
Madison (WIs.)
Jewish community centers--Wisconsin
Yiddish language--Study and teaching (Elementary)
Students from the 1933Workmen’s Circle school assembled on the stage of the Labor Lyceum. One students is holding a poster in Yiddish.
Yiddish translation of header text: “Send your children to the Arbeiter Ring Shule” (Workmen’s Circle School)
The school was originally dedicated to the renowned Yiddish poet and author, I.L. Peretz. Several years later the school was re-named the “Freida Weinstein Workmen’s Circle School” in memory of the matriarch of a prominent Madison family.
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
Madison Public Library
1933
Wisconsin Historical Society
Wisconsin Historical Society digital collection, image ID 17442
Photograph
madjewish-001c
Madison (WIs.)
Oral history interview with Kurt Meyer
Madison (Wis.)
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident Kurt Meyer.
Meyer, Kurt
2013-06-06
May, Carolyn
Copyright 2013, Kurt Meyer and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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westmorland-006
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
1960s Madison story by Ellen Meyers
Madison (Wis.)
Historical markers
Meyers recounts her time as a student of Professor Harvey Goldberg in the late 1960s. Meyers voices her objections to the wording of the "Reform and Revolt" historical marker currently located on Bascom Hill.
Meyers, Ellen
2018-06-15
Roberts, Michala
Warner, Kristina
Copyright 2018, Ellen Meyers, Madison Public Library, and the University of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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madreunion-030
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Municipal Building story by Greg Mickells
Municipal buildings--Wisconsin
Greg Mickells recounts his first time in the Municipal Building, which occurred when the City Council was confirming him as director of Madison Public Library in 2012. Mr. Mickells discusses homelessness and resources in downtown Madison and his impressions of the renovated Municipal Building.
Mickells, Greg
2018-12-08
White, Sarah
Fry, Lynn
Copyright 2018, Greg Mickells and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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municipal-035
Madison, Wisconsin
Photograph of Beverly Flanigan with students, 1993
Madison (Wis.)
Miller, Jeff
1993-09 - 1993-10
Copyright University of Wisconsin-Madison. All rights reserved. For more information, contact the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
madreunion-032a
Oral history interview with Mary Miller and Dale Miller
Madison (Wis.)
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood residents Mary Miller and her son Dale Miller.
Miller, Mary
Miller, Dale
2013-06-28
Tretow-Schmitz, Jean
Copyright 2013, Mary Miller, Dale Miller, and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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westmorland-011
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Photograph of Linda Franklin singing at Lee Dreyfus inaugural.
Franklin, Linda
Dreyfus, Lee
Governors--Wisconsin
A photograph of Lee Dreyfus's inaugural celebration in Madison, Wisconsin in 1979. Linda Franklin sings the national anthem.
Milwaukee Journal newspaper
1979
Copyright 1979, Milwaukee Journal Photos. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
south-004d
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Entrevista con Richie Morales
Entrevista con el artista Richie Morales sobre el mural en el que está trabajando en State Street en Madison, Wisconsin, luego de las protestas contra la brutalidad policial.
Morales, Richie
Lurker, Lissy
Wisconsin Mujer
2020-06-01
Wisconsin Mujer
Copyright 2020, Lissy Lurker and Wisconsin Mujer. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
es
video-001
Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
1960s Madison story by Michael Moss
Madison (Wis.)
Sterling Hall Bombing, Madison, Wis., 1970
Michael Moss received his Bachelors, Masters, and PhD from UW-Madison. He was involved in the music scene and played throughout campus. He was a Master’s student during the Sterling Hall Bombing and noticed a change in the culture of UW-Madison at that time.
Moss, Michael
2018-06-16
Roberts, Michala
Warner, Kristina
Copyright 2018, Michael Moss, Madison Public Library, and University of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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madreunion-019
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Sam Moss
Madison (Wis.)
Jewish neighborhoods
Bakeries
Religious communities
Samuel Moss fondly recalls the Jewish community in the Greenbush neighborhood where he was born in 1938 at St. Mary’s Hospital. His Russian born grandparents moved to Madison in 1924 to open the kosher Milwaukee Bakery on S. Murray St. His extended family worked as bakers and performed the tasks of selling and delivering baked goods to grocery stores and Italian restaurants in the Greenbush neighborhood, and throughout Madison until it closed in 1952.
Sam shares stories of his youth attending the neighborhood's Orthodox synagogue Agudas Achim, going to pre-school at the Neighborhood House, and visiting neighborhood grocery stores and kosher butcher shops.
Moss, Samuel
Madison Public Library
2022-12-22
Einstein, Daniel
Copyright 2023, Samuel Moss and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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madjewish-002
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Austin Moule, 2020
Grocery shopping
Grocery trade
Epidemics
Social distance
Austin Moule describes his experience working at a grocery store in Madison during the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020. He recounts making face masks at home to share with coworkers and friends, and shares his concerns about having depleted his sick leave hours in order to make sure symptoms he experienced early in the Safer at Home order were not COVID-19-related. Austin talks about the ebb and flow of grocery store work during a pandemic; moments of busyness interspersed with slow periods due to issues in the supply chain.
Moule, Austin
2020-04-20
Torres, Andres
Leo Bergmann
Victoria Kemnetz
Copyright 2020, Austin Moule and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-014
Madison, Wisconsin
Panel discussion with former Westmorland neighborhood residents
Madison (Wis.)
This is a panel discussion with former Westmorland neighborhood residents held at Oakwood Village in Madison, Wisconsin, about their experiences in the Westmorland neighborhood.
Multiple creators
2010-07-28
VanLanduyt, Keith
Copyright 2010, Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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westmorland-025
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Joan Murphy
Madison (Wis.)
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood resident Joan Murphy.
Murphy, Joan
06-05-2013
Murphy, Jan
Copyright 2013, Joan Murphy and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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westmorland-009
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
1960s Madison Story by Anne Nadler Grosser
Madison (Wis.)
Nadler Grosser was involved in the Madison campus in the early part of the 60s. She discusses her involvement and the importance of housing cooperatives in her life being involved in CORE.
Nadler Grosser, Anne
2018-06-16
Roberts, Michala
Warner, Kristina
Copyright 2018, Anne Nadler Grosser, Madison Public Library, and the University of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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madreunion-002
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Municipal Building story by William Nardi, Municipal Restored
Municipal buildings--Wisconsin
Post office buildings--Wisconsin
Mr. Nardi discusses his employment with the post office that was located in the Municipal Building. Mr. Nardi was a student at UW-Madison at the time that he worked at the post office and was downtown for protests and other events that took place in Madison during the late 1960s.
Nardi, William
2018-12-08
Boll, Ardina
Fry, Lynn
Copyright 2018, William Nardi and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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municipal-027
Madison, Wisconsin
1960s Madison story by Jayne Neveu Niebruegge
Madison (Wis.)
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Student protesters
Sharing anecdotes about her time as a student at UW-Madison in the late 1960’s, Jayne says her experiences inspired her to be more active in protests on campus. She recollects scenes on campus from the Dow protests and how the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy affected her as a student. Jayne also remembers the construction of the Humanities Building on campus and her disappointment with the building’s creative spaces for art students. Largely, Jayne remembers the Vietnam War’s omnipresence during her time at university.
Neveu Niebruegge, Jayne
2018-06-14
Reeves, Troy
Niemeyer, Carmen
Copyright 2018, Jayne Neveu Niebruegge, Madison Public Library, and University of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
madreunion-015
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Photo of Madison Central High School
High school buildings
Exterior view of Central High School with cars parked in front.
Newhouse, John
1955
Copyright Wisconsin Historical Society. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Wisconsin Historical Society.
gree-002b
Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
1960s Madison story by Chris Nolan
Madison (Wis.)
Nolan, a graduate of 1968, talks about her experiences in “Project Understand” which sent her to North Carolina on her spring break freshman year. She shares her first hand experiences with seeing segregation, visiting civil rights leaders, and going to a Ku Klux Klan meeting.
Nolan, Christina
2018-06-16
Damon-Moore, Laura
Warner, Kristina
Copyright 2018, Chris Nolan, Madison Public Library, and the University of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
madreunion-031
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Kara O'Connor, Rae Rocca, and Elizabeth Heinrichs
Madison (Wis.)
South Madison Neighborhood
Greenbush Neighborhood
Oral history interview with Kara O'Connor, Rae Rocca, and Elizabeth Heinrichs. The three women share the story of 1029 Chandler Street in Madison, Wisconsin, a house built by Rae's grandmother and Elizabeth's great-grandmother, an Italian immigrant named Rachel Rocca, in the 1920s. The house stayed in the Rocca family until Kara's family bought it in 2015. Kara talks about discovering a tombstone with engravings in Italian in the basement while renovating the house, and reaching out to Rae to find out more about the tombstone and the family's history. Rae shares that it was a shock to find out the tombstone was in the house all this time. It belonged to her grandfather, Benedict Rocca (1870-1905), who immigrated from Italy and died young at age 35 in Madison. He is now buried alongside his wife and daughter, and Rae, Kara, and Elizabeth discuss theories about where this original tombstone came from. Rae and Elizabeth also share the history of their grandmother who was a young window and single mother; the home she built, which became a fixture in the family and the site of many family memories; and the Italian community in Madison.
O'Connor, Kara
Rocca, Rae
Heinrichs, Elizabeth
Madison Public Library
2021-09-12
Braxton, Char
Copyright 2021, Kara O'Connor, Rae Rocca, Elizabeth Heinrichs, and Madison Public Library. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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south-009
Madison, Wisconsin
1960s Madison story by Michael Oberdorfer
Madison (Wis.)
Student protesters
Oberdorfer relates his family’s history in Wisconsin and their relationship to the city of Madison and UW-Madison. Oberdorfer studied zoology and neurobiology and had a good experience in the sciences and the humanities departments. Oberdorfer relates his experience working as a photographer with the underground newspaper Connections. Oberdorfer was present and photographed key moments of the second Dow demonstration in October 1967. Oberdorfer was also involved in the TAA strike of 1970. He speaks to the different cultural and political movements that were taking place on campus. He expands on the lead-up to Dow as well as the different culture clashes on campus and in the city.
Oberdorfer, Michael
2018-06-14
Roberts, Michala
Copyright 2018, Michael Oberdorfer, Madison Public Library, and University of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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madreunion-020
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Cover of "Odyssey Oracle," April 15, 2020
Newsletters
Humanities
A screenshot of the cover of the Odyssey Project's newsletter, Odyssey Oracle. This newsletter features writing by Odyssey students about their personal experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and Safer at Home order in Wisconsin. <br /><br />Read the newsletter here: <a href="https://odyssey.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/451/2020/04/Oracle12.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://odyssey.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/451/2020/04/Oracle12.pdf</a>
Odyssey Project
2020-04-15
Copyright 2020, Odyssey Project. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-012
Wisconsin
Odyssey Oracle, "Odyssey in a Pandemic"
Social distance
Humanities
Poetry
Newsletters
The April 15th issue of the Odyssey Oracle newsletter depicts a screenshot from a Zoom call with students and instructors. The newsletter contains writings from Odyssey students related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Safer at Home social distance measures.
Odyssey Project (Madison, Wis.)
2020-04-15
Copyright 2020, UW Odyssey Project. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-link1
Madison, Wisconsin
Mary Lee Griggs and Children with Blocks, Madison, 1941
Madison (Wis.)
Community Centers
Ethnic neighborhoods
Greenbush (Madison, Wis.)
Miss Mary Lee Giggs, Neighborhood House playschool director, poses with her young charges (L-R): Catherine Oliva, Delores Caire, and Sam Moskowsky (Moss). The students posing for this image were selected to highlight the ethnic diversity of the children in the neighborhood, ca. 1941. Sam continued to attend youth programs at the Neighborhood House (772 W. Washington) and annex through his high school years.
Oetking, Robert C.
Photo as printed in the “The Spirit of Greenbush,” dedication ceremony booklet for the Greenbush Memorial, 14 Oct. 2000.
Madison Public Library
1941
Neighborhood house
Wisconsin Historical Society digital collection,
Image ID 95905
Photograph
madjewish-002b
Madison, Wisconsin
4th of July story by Jim Olle
Madison (Wis.)
A short story recorded by Jim Olle at the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
Olle, Jim
2016-07-04
Kazmarek, Marie
Copyright 2016, Jim Olle and Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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westmorlandjuly-002
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by James Owen, 2020
Epidemics
Public health
Preparedness
James Owen, who works in the information technology field, describes what daily life has been like since the Safer at Home order social distance measures were put in place. James shares a couple of moments on a national level that have had an impact on him during the early spring of 2020.
Owen, James
2020-04-27
Torres, Andres
Propheter, Nicholas
Glaeser, Colleen
Copyright 2020, James Owen and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-047
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Brendon Panke, 2020
Family relationships
Weddings
Pandemics
Social distance
Brendon Panke shares a story about family relationships and his wedding celebration. Brendon shares the impact the social distancing measures in effect in Wisconsin have had on his in-person relationship with his grandmother. <br /><br />This story was originally recorded and shared as part of an episode of the Madison podcast Inside Stories. Listen to that episode and subscribe to the podcast here: <a href="https://inside-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/inside-stories-covid-19-stories-1">https://inside-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/inside-stories-covid-19-stories-1</a>
Panke, Brendon
2020-04
Nick Propheter
Copyright 2020, Brendon Panke. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-022
Madison, Wisconsin
News clipping of Max Shapiro
Madison (Wis.)
Max Shapiro
Newspaper clipping featuring newspaper vendor Max Shapiro with his new news stand.
Parker, Cedric
1942-04-20
Copyright Capitol Newspapers. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Capitol Newspapers.
gree-004f
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Christa Parmentier, 2020
Epidemics
Public libraries
Social distance
Distance education
Christa Parmentier describes her and her family's experiences during the social distancing measures in Madison, Wisconsin in spring 2020. Christa talks about the emotional challenges facing her children as they navigate distance learning in the midst of a pandemic and existing social pressures. Christa describes remote library work, especially her work on the Parent and Caregivers Support Group, which is designed to offer different kinds of forums and support for library staff that are parents or caregivers for family members.
Parmentier, Christa
2020-05-14
Atwater, Daniel
Propheter, Nicholas
Glaeser, Colleen
Copyright 2020, Christa Parmentier and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-048
Madison, Wisconsin
4th of July story by Mary Penn
Madison (Wis.)
A short story recorded by Mary Penn at the 75th anniversary of the Westmorland Neighborhood 4th of July celebration.
Penn, Mary
2016-07-04
Heikkinen, Pei Pei
Copyright 2016, Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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westmorlandjuly-008
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Sharon Persich
Transportation
Transportation agencies
Buses
City planning
Sharon Persich is interviewed about her career at Madison Metro. Sharon shares several projects that she worked on as part of Metro's Scheduling and Planning team, including the shift to the transfer point system, the introduction of real-time bus location updates via ITS, and models she developed and used to project fare increases and the effect on ridership.
Persich, Sharon
2020-01-28
Damon-Moore, Laura
Copyright 2020, Sharon Persich and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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metro-005
Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Photo of Rev. Arthur Lloyd and Laurie Lemel sitting behind four El Salvador refugees at St. Francis House, circa 1983
Refugees
Sanctuary movement
Religious communities
This photo accompanied a news article in the Wisconsin State Journal on May 24, 1983. It shows the group of refugees in Madison Sanctuary Site #1 at a public sanctuary event at St. Francis Student House in Madison. (l to r in back) the Reverend Art Lloyd of St. Francis Student House, Laurie Lemel (now Melrood) and next to Rev. Art Lloyd but not visible was Rev. Tom Woodward, the chaplain at St. Francis House. Ms Lemel brought the group up from the Texas border with the help of the San Antonio Latin America Solidarity Group. (l to r in front) Amos, Angel who had been badly tortured in El Salvador just before leaving for sanctuary, a little girl and her mother, Eliza. They are all part of the documentary made by Carl and Kathy Hersh called The New Underground Railroad (PBS, 1983).
Pflasterer, Carolyn
Wisconsin State Journal
1983-05-24
Copyright Capital Newspapers. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Capital Newspapers.
Photograph
madarc-007b
Madison, Wisconsin
Person holding Starplate™ box
Framing (Building)
Building fittings
Hardware industry
Architectural metal-work
A participant in the Garver Feed Mill story gathering holds a box featuring the branding for the Starplate™ Building System company that was based at the Garver Feed Mill building 1981-1985.
Phan, Catherine
2019-11-02
Madison Public Library
Copyright 2019, Catherine Phan. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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garver-003a
Madison, Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by TaiKiah Phillips, October 20, 2020
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics
TaiKiah Phillips shares her experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in Madison, as well as Arizona. She talks about how the lack of guidelines and support for seeking healthcare during the early days of the pandemic led to losing her job. She describes successfully navigating local Madison resources like Urban Triage and the Tenant Resource Center before ultimately moving to Arizona, but experiencing severe delays with statewide and national government assistance. TaiKiah also talks about supporting her young daughter through the experience of virtual learning.
Phillips, TaiKiah
2020-10-20
Torres, Andres
Copyright 2020, TaiKiah Phillips and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-067
Madison, Wisconsin
Arizona
Photograph of Rennebohm's on University Avenue
Madison (Wis.)
Drugstores
Interior of the Rennebohm Drug Store #7 at 901 University Avenue, with the soda fountain, two soda jerks, and the general sales area.
Photoart House (Firm)
Copyright Wisconsin Historical Society. All rights reserved. For more information, contact the Wisconsin Historical Society.
gree-004e
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Antonio Portillo
Madison (Wis.)
El Salvador
Guatemala
Sanctuary movement
Refugees
Antonio Portillo was 28 years old when he fled Guatemala with his wife, Estella, and their four children. In this interview, Antonio recounts the horrific story of why they were forced to leave Guatemala from one day to the next and how they found sanctuary in Madison as “Rogelio and Maria Gonzalez.”
Portillo, Antonio
Madison Public Library
2023-01-23
Laurion, Joan
Copyright 2023, Antonio Portillo and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
Sound
madarc-007
Madison, Wisconsin
1981-1990
Photo of Portillo family at retirement party for both Antonio and Estella, 2022
Sanctuary movement
Refugees
Portillo family at retirement party in 2022 for both Antonio and Estella
Portillo, Antonio
2022
Copyright 2022, Antonio Portillo and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
en
Photograph
madarc-007c
Photo of "Gonzalez" family on the grounds of St. Benedict's Monastery where they were in Sanctuary, 1984
Sanctuary movement
Refugees
Religious communities
"Gonzalez" family on the grounds of St. Benedict's Monastery where they were in Sanctuary in 1984.
Portillo, Antonio
Madison Public Library
1984
Copyright 1984, Antonio Portillo and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
Photograph
madarc-007d
Madison, Wisconsin
Photo of Penn Park shelter
Parks
Penn Park shelter house, 2101 Fisher Street, near the Dane County Coliseum.
Potter, James T.
1972
Copyright Wisconsin Historical Society. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Wisconsin Historical Society.
south-002d
Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Photograph of Penn Park Shelter
Parks--Wisconsin
Madison
Penn Park shelter house, 2101 Fisher Street, near the Dane County Coliseum.
Potter, James T.
1972-02-27
Copyright Wisconsin Historical Society. All rights reserved. For more information, contact the Wisconsin Historical Society.
south-004b
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Gary Poulson
Transportation agencies
Transportation
Parking facilities
Municipal services
Poulson, Gary
2020-01-23
Damon-Moore, Laura
Copyright 2020, Gary Poulson and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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metro-004
Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Tenney Park celebration, Patty Prime, 2019
Neighborhoods--United States
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Patty Prime.
Prime, Patty
05-19-2019
Orman, Joseph
Winecke, Emily
Copyright 2019, Patty Prime and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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tenney-001
Madison, Wisconsin
1960s Madison Story by Ann Prisland
Madison (Wis.)
Student protesters
Ann Prisland came to UW-Madison in 1965 to study American History. She talked about her involvement with the Union and its impact on the community during the Vietnam War.
She also talked about the other functions it has served over the years as well as its status today. Prisland explains what the Union has meant to her and how her time at UW-Madison shaped her life.
Prisland, Ann
2018-06-15
Ortiz, Jazmin
Ryan, Megan
Copyright 2018, Ann Prisland, Madison Public Library, and University of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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madreunion-001
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Tenney Park celebration, Jane Qualle, 2019
Neighborhoods--United States
Parks
A short story about Tenney Park and the Tenney-Lapham neighborhood, told by Jane Qualle.
Qualle, Jane
2019-05-19
2020-15-13
Griskavich, Carol
Skarlupka, Joe
Foy, Briony
Copyright 2019, Jane Qualle and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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tenney-014
Madison, Wisconsin
Oral history interview with Mary Quinn and Ken Quinn
Madison (Wis.)
This is an oral history interview with Westmorland neighborhood residents Mary Quinn and Ken Quinn.
Quinn, Mary
Quinn, Ken
2013-09-14
Murphy, Jan
Copyright 2013, Westmorland Neighborhood Association. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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westmorland-014
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
COVID-19 story by Oroki Rice, August 5, 2020
COVID-19 (Disease)
Epidemics
Performance
Oroki Rice shares her experience during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chicago, IL. She talks about staying at home nearly every day since March 11 and describes the few exceptions to that routine. Oroki also shares about the support networks and activities she had in her life before the pandemic that continue to fortify her now. She describes how her participation in community theatre and storytelling has shifted online in a way that allows her to connect with a wider range of people not limited by geography.
Rice, Oroki
2020-08-05
Dreyfuss, Karen
Copyright 2020, Oroki Rice and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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covid19-062
Madison, Wisconsin
Chicago, Illinois
1960s Madison story by David Robb
Madison (Wis.)
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Robb, a long-time student at the UW, talks about his experiences on campus in the mid-1960s. He talks about living on State Street, the protests that took place all over campus, and seeing the Dow Riots. He briefly lived in California where he was then drafted, and talks about his story of waiting in line to see the army doctor.
Robb, David
2018-06-14
Pilot, Avery
Warner, Kristina
Copyright 2018, David Robb, Madison Public Library, and University of Wisconsin. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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madreunion-010
Madison, Wisconsin
Dane County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Historia oral, entrevista con Victor Rojas
Latin Americans
Madison (Wis.)
Mexican Americans
Construction industry
Víctor Rojas nos cuenta sobre su experiencia como uno de los dueños de compañías de construcción en la ciudad de Madison. Víctor Rojas nos habla también de los desafíos que a tenido que superar y las satisfacciones que su compañía le a dado por más de una década. Víctor también nos da algunos consejos para las personas interesadas en la industria de la construcción.
Nota de la entrevistadora: Gracias Víctor Rojas y VR Construction por contribuir positivamente a nuestra comunidad.
Victor Rojas tells us about his experience as the owner of a construction business in Madison. Victor also tell us about the challenges he's had to overcome and the satisfaction that his business has provided him for over a decade. Victor also gives some advice for those who may be interested in the construction business.
Note from the interviewer: Thank you Victor Rojas and VR Construction for your positive contribution to our community.
Rojas, Victor
Madison Public Library
12/14/2022
Marisol Gonzalez
Copyright 2022, Victor Rojas and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
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Sound
madmex-003
Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
VR Construction, work on house foundation, Madison, ca. 2020
Dwellings
Construction industry
Mexican Americans
Latin Americans
A builder from VR Construction works on the foundation of a house in Madison.
Rojas, Victor
Madison Public Library
ca 2000
Copyright 2022, Victor Rojas and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
madmex-003a
VR Construction, work on roof structure, Madison, ca. 2020
Dwellings
Construction industry
Mexican Americans
Latin Americans
Two builders from VR Construction work on the joists of a house in Madison,
Rojas, Victor
Madison Public Library
ca 2020
Copyright 2022, Victor Rojas and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
madmex-003b
Madison, Wisconsin
Victor Rojas working on an attic, Madison, winter ca 2020.
Dwellings
Construction industry
Mexican Americans
Latin Americans
Victor Rojas, from VR Construction, snaps a selfie on a cold day in Madison, while working on an attic.
Rojas, Victor
Madison Public Library
ca 2020
Copyright 2022, Victor Rojas and Madison Public Library. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Madison Public Library.
mamdmex-002c
Madison, Wisconsin